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Shale: Short Line Opportunities in Pennsylvania

Shale: Short Line Opportunities in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Rail Freight Seminar Harrisburg, PA May 17, 2012 Chris Spiceland , System Manager Short Line Marketing. NS Short Line Carloads for Marcellus Shale. World’s Largest Natural Gas Fields.

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Shale: Short Line Opportunities in Pennsylvania

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  1. Shale: Short Line Opportunities in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Rail Freight Seminar Harrisburg, PA May 17, 2012 Chris Spiceland, System Manager Short Line Marketing

  2. NS Short Line Carloads for Marcellus Shale

  3. World’s Largest Natural Gas Fields *Dr. Terry Engelder, PSU – August 2009 issue of Fort Worth Basin Oil & Gas Magazine Sources: Ralph Sandres, Global Natural Gas Reserves – A Heuristic Viewpoint

  4. Shale Play – it’s in our own Backyard Flexibility Through Extended Reach

  5. Marcellus Overview: Rich Acreage

  6. Destinations

  7. “The Holy Grail” Facilitating a Consistent Inbound / Outbound Supply Chain • Inputs • Sand • Pipe • Aggregates/Cement • Crane Mats • Chemicals • Outputs • Drill Cuttings • Waste Water • Natural Gas • Natural Gas Liquids • Crude Oil

  8. “The Paydirt” Potential Carloads/Avg. Wellpad • Inputs: • Barites – 5 carloads • Freshwater – 300 carloads/railcar equivalent • Sand – 25 carloads/well number of wells/pad • Miscellaneous Chemicals – < 1 carload • Downhole Pipe – 25 carloads/wellpad • Outputs: • Drill Cuttings – 25 carloads • Brine Water – 40 carloads

  9. “Let’s Go Fishing” Shale Play Supply Chain

  10. Lots of Marcellus Pipelines But Still Not Enough Natural Gas Takeaway

  11. Liquid Values

  12. U.S. Natural Gas Henry Hub Price: “Take a Guess, Any Guess”

  13. How Can We Improve? • Service—It Has Improved • Communication: • More and Better Partnerships • Shale Supply Chain Inclusion • Reinvention • New Markets, New Opportunities

  14. Solid Service Product

  15. Reinvention • Today’s business model may not work tomorrow • Look for new revenue streams that Grow the Business! • Mid Stream & Down Stream Shale

  16. Thank You.

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