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1	Importance of Processing Plant Information Gas Processors Association 88^th Annual Convention March 8-11, 2009 Barbara Mariner-Volpe Barbara.MarinerVolpe@eia.doe.gov 202.586.5878
2	Energy Information Administration “EIA is a leader in providing high quality, policy-independent energy information to meet the requirements of Government, industry, and the public in a manner that promotes sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding”
3	2008 Hurricanes
4	Path of 2008 Hurricane Gustav and Hurricane Ike
5	Natural Gas Production Shut-ins in the Gulf of Mexico Resulting from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
6	Natural Gas Processing Capacity Shut-ins Resulting from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
7	Gas Processing Plants with Capacity greater than 100 MMcf/d Located along the Western Portion of the Gulf of Mexico
8	Most Processing Plant Capacity is Located in the Gulf Region
9	Natural Gas Outages Hurricanes Gustav and Ike
10	EIA’s Natural Gas Monitoring During Energy Emergencies Primary responsibility for monitoring natural gas processing plants (Inter-Agency Emergency Task Force) Provide assessments for EIA and DOE information products Information sources include: Monitoring pipeline EBBs Company press releases Surveying processing plant operators (Form EIA-757, Schedule B)
11	EIA Reports on Energy Impacts During an Emergency
12	Department of Energy Situation Reports During an Energy Emergency
13	Why Survey Natural Gas Processing Plants?
14	Form EIA-757 Survey of Natural Gas Processing Plant Operators
15	Information Collected on Form EIA-757
16	Data Requirements Characteristics of the processing plant – including capacity and pre-event operations Description of current plant status – operating levels, physical damage sustained, internal or external constraints on operations. Estimated restoration timeline
17	Gas Market Information is Needed By...
18	“Natural Gas Processing is The Crucial Link Between Natural Gas Production and Its Transportation to Market” EIA
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