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CIG Xpress System Rewrite Customer Conference Call

CIG Xpress System Rewrite Customer Conference Call. October 20, 2010. Purpose of Meeting. Provide an update on the CIG Xpress System Rewrite for 2010 and future plans Review 2010 Goals (as discussed in our Customer Advisory Group planning session in January 2010)

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CIG Xpress System Rewrite Customer Conference Call

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  1. CIG Xpress System Rewrite Customer Conference Call October 20, 2010

  2. Purpose of Meeting • Provide an update on the CIG Xpress System Rewrite for 2010 and future plans • Review 2010 Goals (as discussed in our Customer Advisory Group planning session in January 2010) • Accelerate the scheduling and invoicing rewrites • Enhance Headstation Pooling model to address feedback • Make only modest enhancements to existing CIG Xpress system • Evaluate consolidating transportation systems for all El Paso pipelines

  3. CIG Xpress System Rewrite Agenda • Summary of Migrations • Upcoming Enhancements • Training • Update on Consolidated System Project • Questions

  4. Summary of Migrations 4

  5. Migrations (cont’d) 5

  6. Upcoming Enhancements • Week of October 25, 2010 • Location Pool to Headstation Pool • A Headstation Pool can nominate receipts from a Location Pool • Downstream TSA service levels will transfer back across HSPs for upstream cuts as they do today • New Headstation Pooling Areas • Poolers can aggregate gas at more pooling points (laterals and mainline) • The current North Headstation Pool also remains available

  7. Upcoming Enhancements (cont’d) • Week of October 25, 2010 • Invoicing System • New look and feel • Querying and Reporting with drill down features • New Tree View • CIG Xpress split into 2 areas • Contracts, Capacity Release, Nominations, Confirmations, Requests • Allocation, Storage, Imbalance, Invoicing (new modules in CIG Xpress system)

  8. Upcoming Enhancements (cont’d) • Week of October 25, 2010

  9. Need training? • Representatives are available to provide one-on-one training on reports, screens, and/or any other Customer Service or Scheduling topic. • For assistance with new Imbalance and Invoicing, call Kate Olson or Troy Jackson at 1-866-523-4243. • For Nominations and Scheduling assistance, call your Scheduling representative at 1-800-238-3764, option 2.

  10. The El Paso Pipeline Group plans to design, develop and implement a shared transportation computer system across the Pipeline Group Phased approach by function by pipeline across 4 years Recommendation is based on a cross-pipe assessment of efficiencies, benefits, risks, costs, timeline and staffing Assumes different business rules will be maintained Best practices for common processes will be used • Future – Consolidated Transportation Computer SystemExecutive Summary

  11. Project Start: The project start was September 1 for planning, staff transition, training, architecture Full team engagement starts January 1, 2011 Estimated Project Duration: 49 months An overall 4-year timeline was used to develop the plan for staffing, phased deployment, and business case costs “Phased deployment” refers to rolling out functions separately at defined times to one pipeline group at a time Assumes a stabilization period of 60-90 days after each deployment Uses March – October schedule for roll-outs to avoid critical periods Manages risk and size of change Implementation Strategy

  12. Qualitative Benefits

  13. Qualitative Benefits

  14. Business Owner: Kathy Hayman Business Management: Larry Williams IT Manager: James Bolles Business Module Leads: Security & Data: Charlie Bass Contracts, Capacity Release, Credit: Sally Turley Nominations, Confirmations: Tracey Nicholson Scheduling: Rich Aten Allocations/Imbalances: Mary Sue McNeal Invoicing/Gas Accounting: Melba Westbrook Training: Kathy Royal More communication will be forthcoming • Project Management 14

  15. Nominations & Scheduling Norm Walker, Director - El Paso Western Pipelines John Driscoll, Manager – CIG, WIC, CP, Young, Ruby Freddie Salas, Manager – EPNG & Mojave Customer Services (allocations/imbalances/invoices) Robin Janes, Manager – El Paso Western Pipelines Contract Services (contracts, capacity release) Edgar Trillo, Manager – El Paso Western Pipelines Gas Control Bud Wilcox, Director – El Paso Western Pipelines Dean Makings, Manager - CIG, WIC, CP, Young, Ruby Kevin Johnson, Manager – EPNG & Mojave Janice Parker, VP – Customer Service • Day-to-Day Customer Service • Management Team 15

  16. Questions?

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