NATURAL GAS BUSINESS
Anna L. Hernandez
Gas Accountant II
“My role in Gas Accounting is
to properly account for all
volumes coming in and out of
our pipelines. Once the gas
volumes are allocated, the
contract terms are applied
and payments and invoices
are generated and reviewed –
all while adhering to our
internal control procedures.”
Enbridge Energy Partners operates natural gas gathering,
treating, processing and transportation systems, including
trucking and rail operations. The Partnership’s midstream
systems are located in the Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast
regions, with a large presence in Texas, one of the most
active natural gas producing areas in the nation.
We purchase and gather natural gas from the wellhead, transport it to
plants for treating and/or processing, then deliver pipeline-quality
natural gas to intrastate or interstate pipelines for transmission to
wholesale customers such as power plants, industrial customers and
local distribution companies. Our three major systems – East Texas,
Anadarko and North Texas – are in production basins that continued to experience
drilling and production growth in 2008.
The Partnership operates approximately 11,700 miles of natural gas gathering and
transmission pipelines, nine active treating plants and 24 active processing plants with
a combined capacity of 2.9 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d). The strategic placement
of each plant in our infrastructure maximizes the deliveries of pipeline quality natural
gas to customers in major U.S. markets.