Hurricane Ike Situation Report \# 5

**September 16, 2008 (10:00 AM EDT)**

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######### Summary

> **Notes:**
>
> Total state customers are based on 2006 EIA Customer Data.
>
> Note: due to a large number of service providers, including investor
> owned utilities and cooperatives, the number of customer outages
> reported may not be comprehensive.
>
> **Source:**
>
> Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Data from Minerals Management
> Service.
>
> Refinery Status confirmed by company or on company web site and
> through various trade press sources.

######### \* % capacity out represents percent of production capacity in the Gulf of Mexico.

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######### Highlights:

-   As of 8:00 AM EDT September 16, there are an estimated 3,876,719 in
    the States most heavily impacted by Ike (see summary table above)
    plus an additional 12,024 in Illinois, West Virginia, and Missouri.
    Largest outages remain in Texas where 2,202,334 customers are
    without power.

-   On September 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a
    waiver for Texas permitting the use Federally-compliant ultra low
    sulfur diesel (ULSD) in lieu Texas Low-Emission Diesel (TxLED)
    through September 30, 2008.

-   The Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Houston-Galveston has
    re-opened portions of the Gulf Intercoastal Waterway and Houston
    Channel to commercial vessel traffic, with some restrictions. The
    following openings and restrictions are in effect: - The Houston
    Channel is open to outbound commercial vessels with a draft of
    12-feet or less. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) is open to
    from the Houston and Galveston area, west toward Corpus Christi,
    Texas. The GIWW from Houston to Port Arthur, Texas is not passable
    from mile marker 238 to 350. The Port of Freeport, Texas is still
    closed. The waterways in the Port Arthur, Texas area are restricted
    to vessels with a draft of 16 feet or less. The Port of Lake
    Charles, LA is closed. There are many restrictions in effect in
    Louisiana waterways including the Lower Mississippi River.

-   As of 1:45 AM EDT September 15, the LOOP resumed tanker offloadings.
    The LOOP continues to make deliveries to customers from its Clovelly
    storage facility.

######### ESF 12 Actions:

-   ESF-12 is working to facilitate restoration of critical assets in
    the affected area. This includes coordination with DHS and the Ohio
    National Guard to use a Chinook helicopter for carrying heavy
    equipment needed to rebuild parts of the Entergy system. ESF-12 also
    is working closely with those conducting assessments of physical
    energy infrastructure in the field which will assist in developing
    restoration estimates. On September 14, ESF-12 worked with DHS to
    facilitate air-based damage assessments of the CenterPoint and
    Entergy electric transmission systems. ESF-12 responders
    participated in the flights to assist in these assessments.

-   ESF-12 staff is enroute to the Region V Regional Response
    Coordination Center (RRCC) in Chicago, IL. ESF-12 is staffing the
    FEMA Region VI RRCC in Denton, TX, the FEMA Region VI Joint Field
    Office (JFO) in Austin, TX, the FEMA Region VI (JFO) in Baton Rouge,
    LA, and the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC) in
    Washington, DC. In addition, a petroleum expert has been deployed to
    San Antonio, TX to serve as part of FEMA\'s National Incident
    Management Assistance Team (IMAT) and an electricity expert has been
    deployed to join the Region IV IMAT in Houston, TX.

**Situation Report Detail**

**Petroleum & Gas Information**

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**Source:** Minerals Management Service

-   As of September 15, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) reports
    6,942 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of the Gulf's natural gas
    production remains shut-in, equivalent to 93.8 percent of the Gulf
    production. MMS reports 1,298,309 barrels/day of the Gulf's crude
    production remains shut-in, equivalent to 99.9 percent of the Gulf's
    crude production. A total of 562 production platforms, or 78.4
    percent of the Gulf's 717 manned platforms, have been evacuated.
    Personnel from 82 rigs, representing 67.8 percent of those operating
    in the region, have been removed.

-   On September 15, the head of Louisiana's Department of Natural
    Resources reports that 33,975 barrels/day or 22 percent of the
    normal Louisiana oil production has been restored. Operators in 17
    parishes and in State offshore areas normally produce 155,767
    barrels/day (the numbers are in addition to MMS reports of Federal
    offshore production). Shut-in oil production is 85,730 barrel/day or
    55 percent of the normal production and the status of 36,062
    barrels/day is unknown. The estimated amount of restored gas
    production is 548 MMcf/d or 33 percent of the daily gas production
    capacity, which is 1,642 MMcf/d. The estimated amount of shut-in gas
    production is 703 MMcf/d and the status of the remaining 389 MMcf/d
    has not been confirmed.

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-   Major crude pipelines originating in Texas and Louisiana shut down
    operations in advance of Hurricane Ike, and many remain shut.
    Colonial pipeline reported at 7:30 PM EDT September 15, that the
    pipeline is receiving injects from storage facilities and refineries
    at Collins, MS, Baton Rouge, LA, Lake Charles, LA, and Pasadena, TX.
    Portable generators have been installed in Beaumont where commercial
    power is at least a week away. (See table below.)

![](media/image3.wmf)**Source**: Status of pipelines from Association of
Oil Pipe Lines; Capacity data from company web sites.

-   As of 9:00 AM EDT September 16, fourteen refineries in Texas and
    Louisiana are reported shut down due to Hurricane Ike. These
    refineries located in Lake Charles/Port Arthur and Houston/Texas
    City, and have a total operable capacity of 3.6 million b/d. (See
    table below.)

-   Oil companies are installing generators at gas stations in the
    Houston and Beaumont area, especially along re-entry routes, where
    power is not reliable. Shell reported deploying 19 generators as of
    September 15, and securing another ten generators for potential
    deployment later this week. ExxonMobil and Chevron both report
    installing portable generators and making product deliveries at
    priority or strategic sites. Chevron also dispatched 20 tanker
    trucks from other areas of the country to Houston to expedite fuel
    distribution in the impacted area.

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-   ConocoPhillips reports that the Pasadena, TX, refined products
    distribution terminal reopened on the morning of September 15. The
    Clifton Ridge Marine Terminal near Lake Charles, LA is also now
    open.

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**Note:** The table does not include all refineries in the PADD III,
Gulf Coast Region.

Storm column indicates hurricanes impacting refineries: G = Gustav; I =
Ike, G+I = Both storms, and - = no impact.

**Sources:** Confirmed by company or on company web site. Various trade
press sources.

-   The Independence Hub platform, located about 150 miles offshore LA
    in Mississippi Canyon reported gas flow of over 700 million cubic
    feet on September 15, which is an increase of approximately 100
    million cubic feet from September 14, 2008. This platform is the
    largest producing platform representing approximately 12% of the
    offshore Gulf of Mexico natural gas production and in July 2008,
    production from the Hub averaged over 800 MMcf/d.

-   Damage assessments by natural gas pipeline operators are well
    underway. Points that were in the path of Ike are for the most part
    reporting flood damage and lack of power. Some facilities still have
    standing water and it will likely take several weeks for repairs and
    clean up in order to restart these facilities. If the standing water
    is sea water then expected even longer delays in restarting. There
    have been reports of minor damage to off-shore facilities including
    pipeline breaches on several main and gathering lines. It is too
    early to generate a detailed damage repair schedule, but as of now
    these repairs should not take more than a few weeks to complete
    weather permitting.

-   As of 6:28 PM EDT September 15, the Enbridge Offshore pipeline
    systems remain under Force Majeure and remain shut-in until
    operation personnel can gain access to the facilities and conduct
    more thorough inspections. See table below for more details.

-   As of 9:00 PM EDT September 15, Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) reports
    that all points upstream of the Grand Chenier and Sabine processing
    plants remain shut in. Crosstex informed TGP that the Sabine plant
    experience storm surge and assessments are underway and the
    Bluewater plant is currently ready to process once upstream flow
    commences. The Grand Chenier, owned by CDM Max reports to TGP that
    personnel are conducting damage assessments. Lastly, Targa
    Resources, partial owner and operator of the Yscloskey plant in St.
    Bernard Parish, LA experienced additional water damage from Ike. The
    plant has been reported shut down since Hurricane Gustav.

-   As of 5:30 PM EDT September 15, Destin Pipeline Company has been
    notified by the Pascagoula Processing plant that volumes currently
    available on the Destin system are insufficient for commencing plant
    operations. This is considered a force majeure event by the plant
    for gas day September 15, 2008 and will remain in effect until
    further notice. Note the Pascagoula plant is not depicted on the
    table as it was running at reduced levels when Ike made landfall.
    The plant has an operating capacity of 1.5 Bcf/d

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-   There are 39 major natural gas processing plants in the path of
    Hurricane Ike with a total operating capacity of 17.6 billion cubic
    feet per day (Bcf/d). As of 10:00 AM EDT, September 15, the Energy
    Information Administration (EIA) has confirmed that 23 plants remain
    shut down which includes those plants still impacted from Gustav,
    totaling an operating capacity of 11.29 Bcf/d (almost 65 percent of
    the capacity in Hurricane Ike's path). Thirteen of the 23 plants are
    located in LA. In addition, EIA reports that 10 plants have resumed
    operations at reduced or normal levels totaling 4.26 Bcf/d operating
    capacity and 5 plants are capable to restart totaling 1.9 Bcf/d
    operating capacity once power is restored or upstream gas flow
    commences.

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> **Note:** Storm column indicates hurricanes impacting processing
> plant: G = Gustav; I = Ike, G+I = Both storms, and M = Maintenance

![](media/image6.wmf)"N/A" (Not Available or Confirmed) identifies those
plants that are in the path of Ike that have not yet been confirmed of
their status. ^1^ The capacity represents the design capacity of the
plants and does not represent the actual gas flow through these plants.

^2^ Confirmed plants capable to restart after electricity is restored or
when upstream gas flow commences service.

**Sources:** Confirmed by company or on company web site. Various trade
press sources.

**Electricity Updates:**

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  **Louisiana:**                                                      ![](media/image7.wmf){width="0.7277777777777777in"
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  **As of:**       9/16/2008 6:30 AM EDT                              
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![](media/image8.wmf)Total state and utility customers are based on 2006
EIA Customer Data; Electric Cooperative customer totals provided by
Louisiana Public Service Commission.

> Note: due to a large number of service providers, including investor
> owned utilities and cooperatives, the number of customer outages
> reported may not be comprehensive.

-   As of 6:30 AM EDT September 16, there are 60,152 customers without
    power in Louisiana. This is a decrease of 45,829 outages from Ike
    Situation Report No. 4. Of remaining outages, 94,120 are due to Ike
    and 11,861 are due to Gustav. Entergy has restored power to 938,374
    customers who lost power due to Gustav and Ike. Entergy reports that
    remaining Gustav damage to the transmission system includes 15 lines
    and seven substations out of service. SWEPCO reports as of 8 p.m.
    Monday, four transmission lines were out of service as a result of
    the storm.

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  **Texas:**                                                      

  **As of:**   9/15/2008 8:00 PM EDT                              
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> ![](media/image9.wmf)Total utility customers are based on field
> reports.
>
> Note: due to a large number of service providers, including investor
> owned utilities and cooperatives, the number of customer outages
> reported may not be comprehensive.

-   As of 8:00 PM EDT September 15, over 2.2 million people are reported
    without power in Texas.

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-   As of 9:00 PM September 15, CenterPoint reports the number of
    facilities out of service include: 90 transmission facilities; 126
    equipment in substations; and 1,348 distribution circuits. The
    number of facilities restored includes: 55 transmission facilities;
    119 equipment in Substations; and 342 distribution circuits.

> **Additional State Reports:**

-   Ike caused major power outages in Arkansas and parts of the Midwest,
    Ohio Valley and Northeast. Outages as of 8:30 AM EDT September 16:

    -   Ohio -  1,046,100 outages, 19 percent of total customers

    -   Kentucky -- 355,900 outages, 16 percent of total customers

    -   Indiana -- 85,200 outages, 3 percent of total customers

    -   New York -- 33,700 outages, less than 1 percent of total
        customers

    -   Arkansas -- 33,433 outages, 2 percent of customers

    -   Missouri - 8,400 outages, less than 1 percent of total customers

    -   Illinois - 600 outages, less than 1 percent of total customers

    -   Pennsylvania -- 59,600, 1 percent of total customers

    -   West Virginia -- 3,024 less than 1 percent

**Restoration Updates:**

-   As of 9:00 PM September 15, CenterPoint has restored power to over
    583,000 customers. Centerpoint estimates that 50 to 75 percent of
    its customers will have power restored within seven to ten days; the
    reminder within three weeks, based on current assessments.
    CenterPoint has 4,200 internal and contractor personnel and over
    7,000 mutual assistance crews from over 25 states assisting in the
    restoration.

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-   CenterPoint reports that 7,000 mutual assistance personnel began to
    arrive September 14 to assist in restoration. Highlights of
    CenterPoint's recent restoration include:

    -   The Department of Energy Bryan Mound facility, an important
        component of the United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve

    -   Colonial Pipeline

    -   43 area hospitals

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-   In Texas, Entergy made initial transmission restoration to
    Beaumont-area substations on September 15.

-   Entergy and CenterPoint worked together to restore an emergency tie
    between the two companies to the main water supply for the city of
    Houston.

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-   Entergy reports transmission outages caused by Ike include 278 of
    312 substations and 183 of 187 transmission lines out of service in
    Texas. Entergy's Lewis Creek plant in Montgomery County, Texas, has
    shut down as a result of storm damage. It will be able to restart
    within a 16 hours after offsite power is restored. Restoration of
    transmission service to the Lewis Creek plant is being worked as a
    high priority. Lewis Creek will be able to restart within a few
    hours after offsite power is restored. The loss of generation from
    Entergy's Sabine plant due to flooding from Hurricane Ike\'s storm
    surge resulted in a generation shortfall in the Western region of
    Entergy Texas, Inc.'s territory. Until damage to the plant can be
    assessed and restoration time can be estimated Entergy is balancing
    system load and generation. Flood waters at Sabine have receded and
    safety assessment and environmental clean-up has begun.

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-   Entergy has offsite crews from 34 states. Due to the large number of
    outages caused by Ike in over 10 states, availability of Entergy's
    approximately 14,000 restoration crews could change as contract
    crews are recalled to other states. As restoration is made in
    Arkansas and Louisiana, Entergy is shifting its crews to Texas.

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-   In Louisiana, Entergy restoration estimates by Parish are:

    -   September 16 - East Feliciana

    -   September 17 - Assumption, East Baton Rouge

    -   September 18 - Jefferson (lower portion only, except Grand
        Isle), Plaquemines.

    -   September 20 - Lafourche (except Fourchon).

    -   September 24 - Ascension (Donaldsonville), Iberville, Lafourche
        (Fourchon), St. Martin.

    -   September 27 - Terrebonne.

    -   October 1 - Jefferson (Grand Isle).