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Explorer Pipeline-CS060406C Timothy C. Felt President CE() April 6, 2006 Public Works Dir. Ken Griffin City Hall 255 Parkway Blvd Coppell, TX 75019 Attn: Mr. Ken Griffin Public Works Dir. Re: Explorer Pipeline Expansion and Clearing Plans Dear Mr. Griffin, Enclosed for your information is a draft news release regarding Explorer Pipeline's plans to meet the increased demand for petroleum products in your community. The press release will be distributed to news wires on or about April le. We wanted to let you know about this project before the information is sent to the media. For further information regarding our expansion plans, please contact Dolin Argo, Director of Business Development at 918 493 5142. In addition, during the summer months this year, Explorer will be clearing its right -of- way through parts of your community. Enclosed is a second news release describing the clearing project. Although clearing utility rights -of -way of trees and other obstructions is not always well received by landowners, it is for public safety. If you wish to call us to discuss this effort, or for further information regarding our right -of -way clearing plans, please contact Leith Watkins, Director of Corrosion Control and Maintenance Services at 918 493 -5150. Attachments: 1. Draft of Expansion News Release 2. Draft of Clearing News Release Respectfully, Timothy C. Felt President CEO P. O. Box 2650 Tulsa, Oklahoma 918- 493 -5100 Fax 918- 493 -5125 For Immediate Release Contact: Dolin Argo April 2006 (918) 493 -5142 There's more Gasoline in the Pipeline for Dallas -Ft. Worth Explorer begins process of increasing capacity for North Texas TULSA, Okla. (Wednesday, April 2006)— Explorer Pipeline Company announced today plans to increase the capacity of its pipeline into the Dallas -Fort Worth market by approximately 20,000 barrels of petroleum products per day. The announcement comes just three years after completing an expansion of 130,000 barrels per day on its southern pipeline system from the Gulf Coast to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Explorer Pipeline Company also announced that its Board of Directors has approved expenditures for the engineering and design of a mainline expansion from Houston to Dallas and Dallas to Tulsa, capable of up to an additional 230,000 barrels per day as well as a spur line expansion from the mainline into the Dallas/Fort Worth market capable of transporting up to an additional 100,000 barrels per day. "With the expansions planned by a number of Gulf Coast refineries and the increased demand into the Dallas/Fort Worth Market for petroleum products, Explorer is the most logical choice for meeting the transportation needs for petroleum products into the Dallas/Fort Worth Market as well as the Midwestern markets," said Tim Felt, CEO of Explorer. Explorer's pipeline transports gasoline, diesel fuel and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast refineries into the Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Tulsa, St. Louis and Chicago markets. The southern system currently has a capacity of 660,000 barrels per day and the northern system currently has capacity of 450,000 barrels per day. er P1PE LI NE. For Immediate Release Contact: Leith Watkins April 2006 (918) 493 -5150 Pipeline Company Plans Dallas Area Right of Way Clearing Projects TULSA, Okla (April 14, 2006) Tulsa -based Explorer Pipeline Company is preparing for right -of -way clearing projects in the Dallas metropolitan area projects that company officials say are beneficial for the pipeline and promote community safety. Explorer's pipeline extends about 100 miles from the company's storage facility in Greenville into the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. In addition to continual internal pipeline monitoring, the company also conducts visual inspections of the pipeline, generally by air. "The maturing vegetation and development, including trees and small structures make visual inspection and access increasingly difficult," said Tim Felt, Explorer's president and chief executive officer. Explorer purchased the right -of -way and clearing rights for its pipeline in 1971, long before many current homes were even built. "When the pipeline was built in 1971, the vast majority of its route was in rural areas," said Felt. "Now the area is more developed, and maturing vegetation has become a hindrance to inspections, maintenance and access. Over the years, development has come to the pipeline." Explorer officials plan to visit door -to -door with residents who will be affected. The type of work being done varies from property to property, but essentially the land area of the right -of -way will be cleared, generally 30 feet in width. It may be necessary to side trim or fully remove trees, and residents will be asked to move interfering structures off the right -of -way. All costs of tree removal, limb haul off and stump grinding will be paid by Explorer. This clearing project will affect 3 -4 miles of the pipeline's length in Wylie, Murphy, Coppell and Dallas. The pipeline's approximate location in all these areas is marked with a white and black vertical plastic pipe with the word "warning" in yellow. Felt said the U.S. Department of Transportation requires regular inspections of the pipeline. Explorer takes this responsibility further, he said, surveying the pipeline constantly, on the ground, from the air, and electronically from Explorer's 24 -hour control center. "We must periodically clear and mark the area where the pipeline is located to keep the pipeline right -of -way clear of interfering vegetation, debris and other structures or obstructions," Felt said. "This is a critical step in identifying any condition that may affect safe operations and this also enhances the community's safety as well." Felt said the project will begin in mid July and should be completed in early fall. Explorer Pipeline operates a 1,400 -mile pipeline system that transports gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from the Gulf Coast to a number of Midwestern locations, including the Dallas /Ft Worth market.