Project Summary

To address our nation’s growing demand for natural gas and associated transportation infrastructure, Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. (Ruby) filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on January 27, 2009, for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the construction and operation of the Ruby Pipeline Project (Project). On April 5, 2010, the FERC approved Ruby’s application and certificated the project. Additional approvals are pending from various regulatory agencies, including the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, state historic preservation offices, and other agency stakeholders. On July 30, 2010, Ruby received FERC approval to proceed and begin construction.

Construction began July 31, 2010, and the estimated in-service date is Spring 2011.

The Ruby Pipeline is a win-win project for natural gas consumers and producers. It represents an approximate $3 billion investment in new pipeline infrastructure that will connect clean-burning and competitively priced natural gas reserves in the Rocky Mountain region with growing markets in the western United States.

The Project includes approximately 680 miles of 42-inch natural gas transmission pipeline, beginning at the Opal Hub in Wyoming and terminating at interconnects near Malin, Oregon. The Project has an initial design capacity of up to 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) and will traverse portions of four states: Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Oregon. Four compressor stations are proposed for the project: one near the Opal Hub in southwestern Wyoming; one south of Curlew Junction, Utah; one at the mid-point of the project, north of Elko, Nevada; and one in northwestern Nevada.

Ruby is committed to being the neighbor to have. As part of that vision, the Project will incorporate technology to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and will offset those emissions that cannot be reduced. Environmental reviews conducted during the planning for the Project identified several key areas for special attention or avoidance during construction: big game winter ranges, calving areas, and river crossings, as well as a number of federally protected species. Ruby is continuing to conduct stakeholder outreach and surveys along the proposed route, and is continuing to work with interested landowners, Native American tribes, environmental non-governmental organizations, and state, federal, and local governmental agencies to ensure the Project’s optimal implementation.

El Paso Corporation, parent company of Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C., provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient, and dependable manner. The company owns North America’s largest interstate natural gas pipeline system and one of North America’s largest independent natural gas producers. For more information, visit www.elpaso.com, or call our toll free telephone number 1-866-683-5587.