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Pipelines

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1. CANADIAN MAINLINE
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the Canadian Mainline is a 14,101 km (8,762 miles) natural gas transmission system in Canada that extends from the Alberta/Saskatchewan border east to the Québec/Vermont border and connects with other natural gas pipelines in Canada and the U.S.

2. ALBERTA SYSTEM
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the Alberta System is a 23,705 km (14,730 miles) natural gas transmission system in Alberta. One of the largest transmission systems in North America, it gathers natural gas for use within the province and delivers it to provincial boundary points for connection with the Company's Canadian Mainline and Foothills natural gas pipelines and with the natural gas pipelines of other companies.

3. ANR
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, ANR is a 17,000 km (10,563 miles) transmission system that transports natural gas from producing fields located primarily in Texas and Oklahoma on its southwest leg and in the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana on its southeast leg. The system extends to markets located mainly in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. ANR's natural gas pipeline also connects with other natural gas pipelines providing access to diverse sources of North American supply including Western Canada and the Rocky Mountain supply basin, and a variety of markets in the midwestern and northeastern U.S. ANR also owns and operates regulated underground natural gas storage facilities in Michigan with a total capacity of 250 Bcf.

4. GTN SYSTEM
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the GTN System is a 2,174 km (1,351 miles) natural gas transmission system that links Foothills with Pacific Gas and Electric Company's California Gas Transmission System, with Williams Companies, Inc.'s Northwest Pipeline in Washington and Oregon, and with Tuscarora.

5. FOOTHILLS
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the 1,241 km (771 miles) Foothills transmission system in Western Canada carries natural gas for export from central Alberta to the U.S. border to serve markets in the U.S. Midwest, Pacific Northwest, California and Nevada.

6. NORTH BAJA
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the North Baja natural gas transmission system extends 129 km (80 miles) from Ehrenberg in southwestern Arizona to a point near Ogilby, California on the California/Mexico border and connects with the Gasoducto Bajanorte natural gas pipeline system in Mexico.

7. VENTURES LP
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, Ventures LP is comprised of a 161 km (100 miles) pipeline and related facilities that supply natural gas to the oil sands region near Fort McMurray, Alberta as well as a 27 km (17 miles) pipeline that supplies natural gas to a petrochemical complex at Joffre, Alberta.

8. TAMAZUNCHALE
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the 130 km (81 miles) Tamazunchale natural gas pipeline in east central Mexico extends from the facilities of Pemex Gas near Naranjos, Veracruz, to an electricity generating station near Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi.

9. TUSCARORA
Owned 100 per cent by PipeLines LP, Tuscarora is a 491 km (305 miles) pipeline system transporting natural gas from the GTN System at Malin, Oregon, to Wadsworth, Nevada, with delivery points in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada. TransCanada operates Tuscarora and effectively owns 32.1 per cent of the system through its 32.1 per cent interest in PipeLines LP.

10. NORTHERN BORDER
Owned 50 per cent by PipeLines LP, the 2,250 km (1,398 miles) Northern Border natural gas transmission system serves the U.S. Midwest from a connection with Foothills near Monchy, Saskatchewan. TransCanada operates Northern Border and effectively owns 16.1 per cent of the system through its 32.1 per cent interest in PipeLines LP.

11. GREAT LAKES
Owned 53.6 per cent by TransCanada and 46.4 per cent by PipeLines LP, the 3,404 km (2,115 miles) Great Lakes natural gas transmission system connects with the Canadian Mainline at Emerson, Manitoba, and serves markets in Central Canada and the midwestern U.S. TransCanada operates Great Lakes and effectively owns 68.5 per cent of the system through its 53.6 per cent direct ownership interest and its indirect ownership, which it has through its 32.1 per cent interest in PipeLines LP.

12. IROQUOIS
Owned 44.5 per cent by TransCanada, the 666 km (414 miles) Iroquois pipeline system connects with the Canadian Mainline near Waddington, New York, and delivers natural gas to customers in the northeastern U.S.

13. TQM
Owned 50 per cent by TransCanada, TQM is a 572 km (355 miles) pipeline system that connects with the Canadian Mainline and transports natural gas from Montréal to Québec City in Québec, and connects with the Portland system. TQM is operated by TransCanada.

14. PORTLAND
Owned 61.7 per cent by TransCanada, Portland is a 474 km (295 miles) pipeline that connects with TQM near East Hereford, Québec and delivers natural gas to customers in the northeastern U.S. Portland is operated by TransCanada.

15. BISON
The Bison pipeline project is a proposed 480 km (298 miles) pipeline from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming to the Northern Border system in North Dakota.

16. ALASKA HIGHWAY PIPELINE PROJECT
(proposed by TransCanada)

17. MACKENZIE GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
(proposed by producers)

18, 19. KEYSTONE
Keystone is an oil pipeline consisting of 3,456 km (2,147 miles) of pipe under construction that will initially transport crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta to U.S. Midwest markets at Wood River and Patoka in Illinois, and to Cushing, Oklahoma. In addition, an expansion to the U.S. Gulf Coast is under development, which is expected to add approximately 2,720 km (1,690 miles) of pipe to the system. Commissioning of the segment to Wood River and Patoka is expected to begin in late 2009. Commissioning of the segment to Cushing is expected to begin in late 2010. The expansion to the U.S. Gulf Coast is expected to be commissioned in 2012, subject to regulatory approvals. In 2008, TransCanada agreed to increase its ownership interest in Keystone up to 79.99 per cent. At December 31, 2008, TransCanada owned 62 per cent of Keystone.

20. ANR Natural Gas Storage

TRANSGAS
Owned 46.5 per cent by TransCanada, TransGas is a 344 km (214 miles) natural gas pipeline system extending from Mariquita in the central region of Colombia to Cali in southwestern Colombia.

GAS PACIFICO/INNERGY
Owned 30 per cent by TransCanada, Gas Pacifico is a 540 km (336 miles) natural gas pipeline extending from Loma de la Lata, Argentina to Concepción, Chile. TransCanada also has a 30 per cent ownership interest in INNERGY, an industrial natural gas marketing company based in Concepción that markets natural gas transported on Gas Pacifico.

1. CANADIAN MAINLINE
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the Canadian Mainline is a 14,101 km (8,762 miles) natural gas transmission system in Canada that extends from the Alberta/Saskatchewan border east to the Québec/Vermont border and connects with other natural gas pipelines in Canada and the U.S.

2. ALBERTA SYSTEM
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the Alberta System is a 23,705 km (14,730 miles) natural gas transmission system in Alberta. One of the largest transmission systems in North America, it gathers natural gas for use within the province and delivers it to provincial boundary points for connection with the Company's Canadian Mainline and Foothills natural gas pipelines and with the natural gas pipelines of other companies.

3. ANR
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, ANR is a 17,000 km (10,563 miles) transmission system that transports natural gas from producing fields located primarily in Texas and Oklahoma on its southwest leg and in the Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana on its southeast leg. The system extends to markets located mainly in Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. ANR's natural gas pipeline also connects with other natural gas pipelines providing access to diverse sources of North American supply including Western Canada and the Rocky Mountain supply basin, and a variety of markets in the midwestern and northeastern U.S. ANR also owns and operates regulated underground natural gas storage facilities in Michigan with a total capacity of 250 Bcf.

4. GTN SYSTEM
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the GTN System is a 2,174 km (1,351 miles) natural gas transmission system that links Foothills with Pacific Gas and Electric Company's California Gas Transmission System, with Williams Companies, Inc.'s Northwest Pipeline in Washington and Oregon, and with Tuscarora.

5. FOOTHILLS
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the 1,241 km (771 miles) Foothills transmission system in Western Canada carries natural gas for export from central Alberta to the U.S. border to serve markets in the U.S. Midwest, Pacific Northwest, California and Nevada.

6. NORTH BAJA
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the North Baja natural gas transmission system extends 129 km (80 miles) from Ehrenberg in southwestern Arizona to a point near Ogilby, California on the California/Mexico border and connects with the Gasoducto Bajanorte natural gas pipeline system in Mexico.

7. VENTURES LP
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, Ventures LP is comprised of a 161 km (100 miles) pipeline and related facilities that supply natural gas to the oil sands region near Fort McMurray, Alberta as well as a 27 km (17 miles) pipeline that supplies natural gas to a petrochemical complex at Joffre, Alberta.

8. TAMAZUNCHALE
Owned 100 per cent by TransCanada, the 130 km (81 miles) Tamazunchale natural gas pipeline in east central Mexico extends from the facilities of Pemex Gas near Naranjos, Veracruz, to an electricity generating station near Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosi.

9. TUSCARORA
Owned 100 per cent by PipeLines LP, Tuscarora is a 491 km (305 miles) pipeline system transporting natural gas from the GTN System at Malin, Oregon, to Wadsworth, Nevada, with delivery points in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada. TransCanada operates Tuscarora and effectively owns 32.1 per cent of the system through its 32.1 per cent interest in PipeLines LP.

10. NORTHERN BORDER
Owned 50 per cent by PipeLines LP, the 2,250 km (1,398 miles) Northern Border natural gas transmission system serves the U.S. Midwest from a connection with Foothills near Monchy, Saskatchewan. TransCanada operates Northern Border and effectively owns 16.1 per cent of the system through its 32.1 per cent interest in PipeLines LP.

11. GREAT LAKES
Owned 53.6 per cent by TransCanada and 46.4 per cent by PipeLines LP, the 3,404 km (2,115 miles) Great Lakes natural gas transmission system connects with the Canadian Mainline at Emerson, Manitoba, and serves markets in Central Canada and the midwestern U.S. TransCanada operates Great Lakes and effectively owns 68.5 per cent of the system through its 53.6 per cent direct ownership interest and its indirect ownership, which it has through its 32.1 per cent interest in PipeLines LP.

12. IROQUOIS
Owned 44.5 per cent by TransCanada, the 666 km (414 miles) Iroquois pipeline system connects with the Canadian Mainline near Waddington, New York, and delivers natural gas to customers in the northeastern U.S.

13. TQM
Owned 50 per cent by TransCanada, TQM is a 572 km (355 miles) pipeline system that connects with the Canadian Mainline and transports natural gas from Montréal to Québec City in Québec, and connects with the Portland system. TQM is operated by TransCanada.

14. PORTLAND
Owned 61.7 per cent by TransCanada, Portland is a 474 km (295 miles) pipeline that connects with TQM near East Hereford, Québec and delivers natural gas to customers in the northeastern U.S. Portland is operated by TransCanada.

15. BISON
The Bison pipeline project is a proposed 480 km (298 miles) pipeline from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming to the Northern Border system in North Dakota.

16. ALASKA HIGHWAY PIPELINE PROJECT
(proposed by TransCanada)

17. MACKENZIE GAS PIPELINE PROJECT
(proposed by producers)

18, 19. KEYSTONE
Keystone is an oil pipeline consisting of 3,456 km (2,147 miles) of pipe under construction that will initially transport crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta to U.S. Midwest markets at Wood River and Patoka in Illinois, and to Cushing, Oklahoma. In addition, an expansion to the U.S. Gulf Coast is under development, which is expected to add approximately 2,720 km (1,690 miles) of pipe to the system. Commissioning of the segment to Wood River and Patoka is expected to begin in late 2009. Commissioning of the segment to Cushing is expected to begin in late 2010. The expansion to the U.S. Gulf Coast is expected to be commissioned in 2012, subject to regulatory approvals. In 2008, TransCanada agreed to increase its ownership interest in Keystone up to 79.99 per cent. At December 31, 2008, TransCanada owned 62 per cent of Keystone.

20. ANR Natural Gas Storage

TRANSGAS
Owned 46.5 per cent by TransCanada, TransGas is a 344 km (214 miles) natural gas pipeline system extending from Mariquita in the central region of Colombia to Cali in southwestern Colombia.

GAS PACIFICO/INNERGY
Owned 30 per cent by TransCanada, Gas Pacifico is a 540 km (336 miles) natural gas pipeline extending from Loma de la Lata, Argentina to Concepción, Chile. TransCanada also has a 30 per cent ownership interest in INNERGY, an industrial natural gas marketing company based in Concepción that markets natural gas transported on Gas Pacifico.