Ports-to-Plains: From Alberta to the Texas Plains

Michael Reeves

President

Ports-to-Plains Alliance

Ports-to-Plains Alliance Partners

Safety

Rural fatality rates 2.5 times higher than urban roadways

Completion of PTP projected to reduce accidents by the following rates: Texas – 47% Oklahoma – 44% New Mexico – 33% Colorado – 28%

Transporting Farm Equipment

PTP serves oil exploration

Ports-to-Plains is route for energy trade between Alberta, Texas and Mexico

Agriculture Corridor

Who buys U.S. Farm ProductsTop 5 markets for 2006

Oil and Gas Corridor

World Oil Reserves

Country Barrels % of World Reserves

1. Saudi Arabia 262.3 billion 20%

2. Alberta 174.8 billion 13%

3. Iran 136.3 billion 10%

4. Iraq 115.0 billion 9%

5. UAE 97.8 billion 7%

6. Venezuela 80.0 billion 6%

Who do you trust?

Who do you trust?

Wind Power Corridor

Transportation Costs Factor into Manufacturing Decisions

Large size of materials mean greater shipping cost

1.5 mw blade - $7 per mile shipping cost 2 mw blade - $15 per mile shipping cost Advantage to locate manufacturing

facilities near wind farm sites

Infrastructure Demands

8-10 permitted and escorted loads per tower 5 regular loads per tower 13 to 15 total truck loads per wind tower 4000 MW farm with 2667 towers would require up

to 40,005 trucks and 53,340 pilot cars

State of Coahuila

Joined Ports to Plains Alliance October 14 Completing corridor from Acuña to Torreon is

governor’s top priority Looking to expand through two other states

Coahuila, Mexico

Torreon – “New Blue Jeans Capital of the World”

Monclova – 3 wind tower / turbine plants

Acuña – Upgrading customs facility

Piedras Negras – new brewery, major rail crossing

D.F.

Piedras Negras

SLP

Querétaro

Ciudad Hidalgo

Salina Cruz

Cancún

ChilpancingoOaxaca

Hermosillo Chihuahua

DurangoLa Paz

Culiacán

MonterreySaltillo

Mexicali

Mérida

Campeche

Villa Hermosa

Tuxtla Gutiérrez

Chetumal

Tijuana

Nogales Ciudad Juárez

Nuevo Laredo

Matamoros

Mazatlán

Acapulco

Lázaro Cárdenas

ColimaManzanillo

Tampico

Tuxpan

Progreso

Veracruz

Torreón

Zacatecas

Ags

Cd.Victoria

Guadalajara

Tepic

MoreliaToluca D.F.

CuernavacaPuebla

Jalapa

San Pedro

Monclova

19Texas Tech University

San AntonioHouston

Dallas

Del Rio

To Ports to Plains

Allende

2010 Ports to Plains Accomplishments More than $240 million in projects under

construction State of Coahuila joins Ports to Plains Establishment of Trade Task Force First Ports to Plains Energy Summit Completion of Eastern Alberta Corridor

Plan Extended Hours at Port of Wild Horse Upgraded customs facilities at Acuña

SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Recommendations

Address funding crisis Don’t forget rural

America Pilot freight program for

the corridor Pilot program to

streamline permitting and harmonize size and weight regulations

Ports to Plains Energy Summit

April 6 – 8 Broomfield, Colorado Issues from throughout the energy

industry that affect our region’s economy Great networking opportunity

Michael Reeves

5401 N. MLK #395

Lubbock, TX 79403

(806) 775-2338

www.portstoplains.com

michael.reeves@portstoplains.com