Response to Data Request of Questar Pipeline Company for its ML 103 Extension Project under CP12-18.

STATEMENT I

TESTIMONY

PREPARED DIRECT TESTIMONY

OF

DR. GEORGE R. SCHINK

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section Page

I. Identity and Qualifications ............................................................................... 1

II. Purpose of Testimony, Description of the Reversed Seaway Pipeline,

and Summary of Conclusions ......................................................................... 3

A. Purpose of Testimony ............................................................................. 3

B. Description of the Reversed Seaway Pipeline......................................... 4

C. Summary of Conclusions ...................................................................... 13

III. The Major Issues Addressed in This Testimony............................................ 14

A. The Services Provided by Crude Oil Pipelines ...................................... 16

B. The U.S. Department of Justices View of the Competitiveness of

Crude Oil Pipelines in the Lower-48 States ........................................... 18

C. The Competitive Implications of the Reversed Seaway Pipeline

Being a New Entrant ............................................................................. 20

D. Discussion of the Competitive Analyses ............................................... 21

1. Statistical and Other Competitive Analyses Performed ................... 21

2. The Competitiveness of the Reversed Seaway Pipelines Gulf

Coast Destination Market................................................................. 27

3. The Competitiveness of the Reversed Seaway Pipelines

Cushing Origin Market ..................................................................... 29

4. Excess Capacity in the Destination and Origin Markets .................. 34

5. New Entry into the Markets Served by Reversed Seaway

Pipeline ............................................................................................ 36

6. Overall Conclusions Based on the Above Results ........................... 36

IV. Structure and Content of The Statements Accompanying Enterprise

Products Application ..................................................................................... 37

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BEFORE THE

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Enterprise Product Partners L.P. ) Docket No. OR12-____-000

And Enbridge Inc. )

PREPARED DIRECT TESTIMONY

OF

DR. GEORGE R. SCHINK

1 I. Identity and Qualifications

2 Q. Please state your name, business address, and business title.

3 A. My name is George R. Schink. I am a Managing Director at Navigant

4 Economics, a subsidiary of Navigant Consulting, which provides economic and

5 financial analysis of legal and business issues to law firms, corporations and

6 government agencies. My business address is 1801 K Street, NW, Suite 500,

7 Washington, D.C. 20006.

8 Q. Please state your education and professional background.

9 A. I was awarded a B.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin in Madison

10 in 1964, and a Ph.D. in Economics fr

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