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Location of Facilities Used to Import or Export Natural Gas

Listed below are the locations on the United States international border where natural gas imports and exports occur.

The first section lists all of the entry/exit points between the United States and Canada. The locations are listed geographically from West to East and includes cities on both sides of the border where the pipelines are located.
The second section lists all of the entry or exit points on the United States/Mexican border in a similar fashion.
The third section lists the 4 LNG receiving terminals and their location, as well as the LNG liquefaction and exporting terminal located in Alaska. In view of the fact that some of the cities have more than one pipeline located near it, such as Sumas, Washington, the name or owner of each pipeline is also listed.

SECTION I

CANADIAN IMPORT AND EXPORT PIPELINE INTERCONNECTS

U.S. Entry/Exit Points & Pipeline Connection	Canadian Exit/Entry Points & Pipeline Connection
1. Sumas, Washington Northwest Pipeline	Huntingdon, British Columbia Westcoast Energy Inc. Pipeline
2. Sumas, Washington Ferndale Pipeline	Huntingdon, British Columbia Westcoast Energy Inc. Pipeline
3. Sumas, Washington Sumas International	Huntingdon, British Columbia Westcoast Energy Inc. Pipeline
4. Sumas, Washington Sumas Pipeline - U.S.A.	Huntingdon, British Columbia Westcoast Energy Inc. Pipeline
5. Sumas, Washington Sumas - Cascade	Huntingdon, British Columbia Westcoast Energy Inc. Pipeline
6. Sumas, Washington Sumas Energy 2 Pipeline (4.5 mile 16" pipe to be used by Sumas Energy 2, a 720 MW electric plant, 140 MMcf/d capacity, FERC docket CP99-320, approved 12/22/99)	Huntingdon, British Columbia Westcoast Energy Inc. Pipeline
7. Eastport, Idaho PG&E Gas Transmission - Northwest	Kingsgate, British Columbia Alberta Natural Gas/Foothills Pipe Lines, Ltd.
8. Port of Del Bonita, Montana Montana Power Company	Del Bonita, Alberta Canadian-Montana Pipeline Co.
9. Whitlash, Montana Montana Power Company	Aden, Alberta Canadian-Montana Pipeline Co.
10. Babb, Montana Montana Power Company	Cardston, Alberta (also Carway) Canadian-Montana Pipeline Co.
11. Havre, Montana Havre Pipeline	Willow Creek, Saskatchewan Many Islands Pipe Line Co. (Also referred to as Loomis)
12. Port of Morgan, Montana Northern Border Pipeline	Monchy, Saskatchewan Foothills Pipe Lines, Ltd.
13. Phillips County, Montana NARCo Gathering Line	Monchy, Saskatchewan Canadian-Montana Pipeline Co.
14. Sweetgrass, Montana Montana Power Company	Coutts, Alberta Canadian-Montana Pipeline Co.
15. Portal, North Dakota Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. (Burke Co.)	North Portal, Saskatchewan WBI Canadian Pipeline, Ltd. TransGas Limited
16. Portal, North Dakota (located 1 mile east) Interenergy Sheffield Pipeline	North Portal, Saskatchewan Interenergy Sheffield Processing Co. (Canada)
17. Portal, North Dakota Portal Municipal Gas	North Portal, Saskatchewan SaskEnergy Inc.'s Pipeline
18. Noyes, Minnesota Viking & Great Lakes Transmission Companies	Emerson, Manitoba TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.
19. Warroad, Minnesota Centra Minnesota Pipelines	Sprague, Manitoba Centra Transmission, Inc.
20. Baudette, Minnesota Centra Minnesota Pipelines	Rainy River, Ontario Centra Transmission, Inc.
21. International Falls, Minnesota Centra Minnesota Pipelines	Fort Frances, Ontario Centra Transmission, Inc.
22. Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Great Lakes Transmission	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.
23. St. Clair, Michigan Great Lakes Transmission	Sarnia, Ontario Union Gas Limited
24. Marysville, Michigan Bluewater Pipeline Consumers Power Company	Sarnia, Ontario St. Clair Pipelines Ltd. Union Gas Limited
25. Detroit, Michigan Panhandle Eastern Pipeline	Windsor, Ontario (also Ojibway) Union Gas Limited
26. Niagara Falls, New York Tennessee Gas Pipeline	Niagara Falls, Ontario TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.
27. Grand Island, New York Empire State Pipeline	Chippawa, Ontario TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd. (Blackhorse Extension)
28. Waddington, New York Iroquois Gas Transmission	Iroquois, Ontario TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.
29. Massena, New York St. Lawrence Gas Company	Cornwall, Ontario Niagara Gas Transmission
30. Champlain, New York North Country Gas Pipeline	Napierville, Quebec TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.
31. Highgate Springs, Vermont Vermont Gas Systems	Phillipsburg, Quebec TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd.
32. Pittsburg, New Hampshire Portland Natural Gas Transmission	East Hereford, Quebec Trans Quebec & Maritimes Pipeline
33. Woodland, Maine Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline	St. Stephen, New Brunswick Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline

SECTION II

MEXICAN EXPORT/IMPORT PIPELINE INTERCONNECTS

U.S. Entry/Exit Points & Pipeline Connection	Mexican Exit/Entry Points & Pipeline Connection
1. Otay Mesa, California San Diego, California/SoCalGas	Northern Baja Calfornia Pemex Pipeline
2. Calexico, California SoCalGas (600 feet of 16-inch pipe, 40 MMcf/d)	Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico DGN Pipeline
3. Douglas, Arizona El Paso Natural Gas Company	Nogales, Arizona PEMEX Pipeline
4. El Paso, Texas Norteno Pipeline Company	Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua PEMEX Pipeline
5. Clint, Texas (6 mi south) El Paso's Samalayuca Pipeline	Ciudad Juarez, Coahuila PEMEX Pipeline
6. Alamo, Texas (Hidalgo Co.) Tennessee Gas Pipeline's Donna Lateral	Reynosa, Tamaulipas PEMEX Pipeline
7. Hidalgo, Texas Texas Eastern Pipeline	Reynosa, Tamaulipas PEMEX Pipeline
8. Penitas, Texas PG&E Texas Pipeline	Reynosa, Tamaulipas PEMEX Pipeline

SECTION III

LNG IMPORT FACILITIES

1. Distrigas Corporation, Everett, Massachusetts

2. Columbia LNG Corporation, Cove Point, Maryland
(Not operational)

3. Southern Natural Gas Company, Elba Island, Georgia
(Not operational)

4. CMS Trunkline LNG Company, Lake Charles, Louisiana

LNG EXPORT FACILITY

1. Phillips Alaska Natural Gas Corporation & Marathon Oil Company
Kenai, Alaska

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