Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline

The Jordan Cove – Pacific Connector project will provide an essential source of natural gas to southwest Oregon and the surrounding region.

The project consists of the Jordan Cove Energy LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, and the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline, a 36-inch diameter pipeline which will extend 234 miles to Malin, near Klamath Falls, Oregon. Together, the terminal and pipeline will provide new jobs and millions of dollars in economic benefits.

The project will also expand the region’s natural gas supply, which will stabilize prices for consumers and attract new industry.

Project Benefits

Oregon now imports approximately 80 percent of its natural gas from Canada, a situation that can’t be sustained because Canada is consuming a greater share of its own natural gas production.

In the meantime, Oregon’s need for natural gas is increasing as the state’s population and economy grow. Wind, solar and other renewable energy sources require more firm power to balance the times when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t shine. This firm power need is best filled by natural gas, the cleanest fossil fuel.

Jordan Cove – Pacific Connector: The best option

At Coos Bay, the Jordan Cove terminal would off-load the LNG from tankers and store it. The LNG would be restored to a natural gas state before being shipped through the Pacific Connector pipeline to Malin, linking up to other transmission and distribution pipelines along the way.

Much of the natural gas would power businesses and heat homes in Oregon, with the remainder supplying the needs of Washington, Nevada and northern California.

The Jordan Cove – Pacific Connector project will provide southwest Oregon with both a new source of natural gas and additional capacity to the existing natural gas transmission system.

An Economic Boost for Southwest Oregon

The project will provide an economic boost for southwest Oregon during construction and after completion of the project. The project offers numerous benefits, including new jobs, new tax revenue, new economic activity and new industry

New Jobs

During the three years of construction, the LNG terminal will employ an average of 450 people. During the two-year construction period for the proposed pipeline, Pacific Connector will employ an average of 1,400 people. Once operational, the project will employ approximately 60 people, plus another 60 directly related to the project.

New Tax Revenue

The project will pay an estimated $19 million annually in property taxes to the four counties where the proposed project would be located (Coos, Douglas, Jackson and Klamath). Coos County will receive $13 million annually, and $6 million will be divided annually among the three remaining counties. These new revenues will flow to schools, fire departments, hospitals, police departments, roads and other public services.

New Industry

An assured natural gas supply at stable prices would improve Coos Bay and southwest Oregon’s ability to attract new industry and boost economic activity.

About the Partners

Williams, through its subsidiaries, finds produces, gathers, processes and transports natural gas. Williams' operations are concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Gulf Coast, and the Eastern Seaboard. More information is available at http://www.williams.com.

PG&E Strategic Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), an energy-based holding company. PG&E Corporation is also the parent company of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities in the country. Pacific Gas and Electric Company serves approximately 15 million customers throughout northern and central California. For more information, visit www.pgecorp.com.

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Chicago is engaged in three principal businesses: a pipeline transportation business comprised of interests in two pipeline systems, the Alliance Pipeline and the Alberta Ethane Gathering System; an NGL extraction business which includes a significant interest in a world-class extraction facility near Chicago; and a power business with power facilities in Ontario, Colorado and California, district energy systems in Ontario and Prince Edward Island, and waste heat power facilities along the Alliance Pipeline.  For more information, please visit www.fortchicago.com..