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Michael Reeves
President
Ports-to-Plains Alliance
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Ports-to-Plains Alliance Partners
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Safety
Rural fatality rates 2.5 times higher than urban roadways
Completion of PTP projected to reduce accidents by the following rates: Texas – 47% Oklahoma – 44% New Mexico – 33% Colorado – 28%
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Transporting Farm Equipment
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PTP serves oil exploration
Ports-to-Plains is route for energy trade between Alberta, Texas and Mexico
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Agriculture Corridor
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Who buys U.S. Farm ProductsTop 5 markets for 2006
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Oil and Gas Corridor
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World Oil Reserves
Country Barrels % of World Reserves
1. Saudi Arabia 262.3 billion 20%
2. Alberta 174.8 billion 13%
3. Iran 136.3 billion 10%
4. Iraq 115.0 billion 9%
5. UAE 97.8 billion 7%
6. Venezuela 80.0 billion 6%
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Who do you trust?
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Who do you trust?
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Wind Power Corridor
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Transportation Costs Factor into Manufacturing Decisions
Large size of materials mean greater shipping cost
1.5 mw blade - $7 per mile shipping cost 2 mw blade - $15 per mile shipping cost Advantage to locate manufacturing
facilities near wind farm sites
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Infrastructure Demands
8-10 permitted and escorted loads per tower 5 regular loads per tower 13 to 15 total truck loads per wind tower 4000 MW farm with 2667 towers would require up
to 40,005 trucks and 53,340 pilot cars
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State of Coahuila
Joined Ports to Plains Alliance October 14 Completing corridor from Acuña to Torreon is
governor’s top priority Looking to expand through two other states
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Coahuila, Mexico
Torreon – “New Blue Jeans Capital of the World”
Monclova – 3 wind tower / turbine plants
Acuña – Upgrading customs facility
Piedras Negras – new brewery, major rail crossing
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D.F.
Piedras Negras
SLP
Querétaro
Ciudad Hidalgo
Salina Cruz
Cancún
ChilpancingoOaxaca
Hermosillo Chihuahua
DurangoLa Paz
Culiacán
MonterreySaltillo
Mexicali
Mérida
Campeche
Villa Hermosa
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Chetumal
Tijuana
Nogales Ciudad Juárez
Nuevo Laredo
Matamoros
Mazatlán
Acapulco
Lázaro Cárdenas
ColimaManzanillo
Tampico
Tuxpan
Progreso
Veracruz
Torreón
Zacatecas
Ags
Cd.Victoria
Guadalajara
Tepic
MoreliaToluca D.F.
CuernavacaPuebla
Jalapa
San Pedro
Monclova
19Texas Tech University
San AntonioHouston
Dallas
Del Rio
To Ports to Plains
Allende
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2010 Ports to Plains Accomplishments More than $240 million in projects under
construction State of Coahuila joins Ports to Plains Establishment of Trade Task Force First Ports to Plains Energy Summit Completion of Eastern Alberta Corridor
Plan Extended Hours at Port of Wild Horse Upgraded customs facilities at Acuña
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SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization Recommendations
Address funding crisis Don’t forget rural
America Pilot freight program for
the corridor Pilot program to
streamline permitting and harmonize size and weight regulations
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Ports to Plains Energy Summit
April 6 – 8 Broomfield, Colorado Issues from throughout the energy
industry that affect our region’s economy Great networking opportunity
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Michael Reeves
5401 N. MLK #395
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 775-2338
www.portstoplains.com