1. 1 November 3, 2006 David Knoelke API Public Awareness Committee Chair (BP Pipelines N.A.) Greater Public Involvement – What does that mean?

2. 2 BP Pipelines Operates 8000 miles Operates 8000 miles Types Types  Primarily Liquid Pipelines  Crude and Refined Products  Trunk and Gathering  400 miles of Gas Transmission 20 different States 20 different States Rural and Urban ROW’s Rural and Urban ROW’s

3. 3 Industry Liquid Pipeline Spill Record Has Improved 1999-2004 The number of total releases dropped 51 percent – All Programs The number of total releases dropped 51 percent – All Programs Releases due to corrosion dropped 67 percent – IMP Program Releases due to corrosion dropped 67 percent – IMP Program Releases due to operator error dropped by 63 percent – Operator Qualification Program Releases due to operator error dropped by 63 percent – Operator Qualification Program Releases from third party damage from excavation dropped 37 percent – Pipeline’s Damage Prevention Programs Releases from third party damage from excavation dropped 37 percent – Pipeline’s Damage Prevention Programs

4. 4 Greater Public Involvement – What does that mean? Answer: Answer:  It means something different to everyone  Operator’s Programs must work within this premise

5. 5 BP Program Objectives  Provide Public Awareness to the affected public, emergency officials, public official, and excavators  Promote “Dig Safely” and “Call Before You Dig” practices  Raise the awareness of pipelines and pipeline safety in the community  To establish and maintain a working relationship with various stakeholders along BP Pipelines’ right-of-way

6. 6 BP Program Highlights DP Coordinators DP Coordinators  Regionally Located  Implement and Manage DP Program Program is Regionally Focused Program is Regionally Focused  Must know your stakeholders  Farmers, Subdivision Homeowners, Government Lands  Emergency Responders Full Time and VolunteerFull Time and Volunteer

7. 7 Local Community Participation Recent Example Minnesota landowner community meeting Minnesota landowner community meeting Listened to landowner concerns Listened to landowner concerns Current landowners do not understand ROW agreement from construction (40 yrs) Current landowners do not understand ROW agreement from construction (40 yrs) Follow-up agreed upon Follow-up agreed upon City will get copy of group correspondence City will get copy of group correspondence

8. 8 Covers one aspect within the broader picture of pipeline operator communications Covers one aspect within the broader picture of pipeline operator communications API 1162 Overview Biggest Step-up for Most Operators: Biggest Step-up for Most Operators:  Program Evaluation (for Continuous Improvement)  Outreach to Public Officials

9. 9 Premise: Design and implement a nationwide long-term “co-op” plan that will assist operators in meeting the requirement for “Program Evaluation for Effectiveness”: Premise: Design and implement a nationwide long-term “co-op” plan that will assist operators in meeting the requirement for “Program Evaluation for Effectiveness”:  Provide compliance with regulatory requirements  Provide feedback to operators on Program effectiveness “How will we measure effectiveness?” “How will we measure effectiveness?”

10. 10 Long-term Nationwide Survey Plan  Designed based on learnings from Pilot Survey  Conducted by survey professionals  Participation open to all transmission pipelines (liquid and gas)  Provides operator-specific and collective results  Establishes a national “baseline”  Will meet most (but not all) of a participating operator’s measurement needs  Ensure PHMSA expectations are met

11. 11 DP Program Philosophy Must use methods that: Must use methods that:  Meets the needs of the Landowners  Works within Operators Organization All Programs need to be Flexible for their Environment and Measurable All Programs need to be Flexible for their Environment and Measurable Cooperation and Communications Cooperation and Communications

12. Questions? David Knoelke BP Pipelines