Northern Natural Gas

Northern Natural Gas Company (Northern) is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy based in Omaha, Nebraska and has been in business since 1930. Northern owns and operates the largest interstate natural gas pipeline system in the United States. Northerns pipeline system stretches across 11 states, from the Permian Basin in Texas to Michigans Upper Peninsula, providing access to five of the major natural gas supply regions in North America.     Northern provides natural gas transportation and storage services to 81 utilities and numerous producers, energy marketing companies and industrial end users. Provides grid transportation between other interstate and intrastate pipelines, and access to major North American gas supply basins in Canada, the Rocky Mountains, the MidContinent and Permian Basins, and major shale gas developments.   Northerns system has two distinct rate areas. The Market Area is the portion of Northerns system north of Clifton, Kansas (demarcation point). Northerns Field Area is the portion of Northerns system south of Clifton, Kansas. Northerns pipeline consists of a vast network of transmission facilities that connect to gathering systems in major production basins. We provide cross-haul and grid transportation between other interstate and intrastate pipelines in the Permian, Anadarko, Hugoton and Midwest areas. Northerns pipeline consists of a vast network of transmission facilities that connect to gathering systems in major production basins and Northern connects to virtually all major interstate and intrastate pipelines in the field area.   Northern delivers supply to geographically dispersed markets located every major Mid-Continent basin, as well as the Rocky Mountain and Western Canadian basins. Northern connects to virtually all major interstate and intrastate pipelines in the field area and this gas is ultimately delivered to end-use customers located in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. We provide cross-haul and grid transportation between other interstate and intrastate pipelines in the Permian, Anadarko, Hugoton and Midwest areas. Northern also operates three natural gas storage facilities and two liquefied natural gas peaking units. The capacity in these storage facilities is fully contracted and central to meeting our customers peak-day system requirements.

Customer Service

Northern Natural Gas has ranked first in customer satisfaction for every year since 2005 in the major organizational group category of the Mastio & Company Customer Satisfaction Survey. Northern is committed to proactively working with our customers on a commercial basis, discussing issues and defining solutions to achieve agreement that make sense for both customers and Northern.

Services

Northern has firm and interruptible transportation services, storage services, as well as other transportation related services that are available to customers as a reliable and flexible supply source to meet short-and long-term market demands.  Northerns system includes three underground natural gas storage facilities and two liquefied natural gas storage facilities, with a total firm service and operational storage capacity of 79 billion cubic feet.  Northern and its commercial staff is committed to proactively working with our customers to discuss business needs and define solutions. Northern doesnt just deliver natural gas -- we deliver solutions, tools and resources that improve the businesses of our customers.