Project Summary - Update

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company (Tennessee), a subsidiary of El Paso Corporation (El Paso) and a major supplier of natural gas to utilities and power generators in the northeastern United States, proposes to develop the Northeast Passage Project (Project) from supply points in Ohio and/or the Gulf Coast to a number of locations throughout the mid-Atlantic, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey areas.

The project is being deferred to a 2012-2013 timeframe to better align with market area qrowth projections. In the interim, Tennessee continues to pursue commercial activities to enhance its system and transportation services serving Northeast markets. For more information, contact our toll-free number 1-866-683-5587.

The Northeast Passage Project would interconnect with other major pipelines and utilities to provide reliable and economical natural gas transportation service to help meet growing energy demands in the northeastern United States. The Project would provide customers with access to prolific and diverse supplies of primarily domestic natural gas from several key producing basins in the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf Coast. The capacity created by the Project would help meet the needs of both power generators and local gas distribution companies for clean natural gas.

El Paso Corporation provides natural gas and related energy products in a safe, efficient, and dependable manner. El Paso Corporation owns North America's largest natural gas pipeline system and one of North America's largest independent natural gas producers.