BNET Industries

Market Cap:$2.2B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$110.0M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We are a growth-oriented Delaware limited partnership formed by El Paso Corporation to own and operate natural gas transportation pipelines, storage and other midstream assets. Our initial assets consist of Wyoming Interstate Company, Ltd., or WIC, a wholly-owned interstate pipeline transportation business primarily located in Wyoming and Colorado and 10% general partner interests in two interstate pipeline transportation businesses: Colorado Interstate Gas Company, or CIG, which is located in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, and Southern Natural Gas Company, or SNG, which is located in the southeastern United States. Combined, these three interstate pipeline businesses consist of approximately 12,300 miles of pipeline and associated storage facilities with aggregate underground working natural gas storage capacity of 89 Bcf. References to we and our refer to the operations of 100% of WIC, as well as our 10% general partner interests in CIG and SNG. El Paso operates and owns the remaining 90% general partner interests.

President, Chief Executive Officer
Douglas L. Foshee
Contact Information

1001 Louisiana St

Houston, Texas 77002

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(713) 420-2600

NAICS Code Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas: 486210

Recent Events

  • UBS Downgrades El Paso Pipeline Partners EPB to Neutral

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Fitch Affirms El Paso Corp.'s IDR at 'BB+'; Outlook Stable

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • El Paso Pipeline Partners: El Paso Pipeline Partners Reports Sharp Increase in Third Quarter Results

    11/04/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • El Paso Pipeline Partners: El Paso Pipeline Partners Reports Sharp Increase in Second Quarter Results

    8/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • El Paso Pipeline Partners acquires majority stake in Colorado Interstate Gas

    7/27/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • El Paso Pipeline Partners Acquires Addl. 18% Stake In Colorado Interstate Gas Company - Update

    7/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • El Paso Secures Partner for Ruby Pipeline Project

    7/27/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • El Paso Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

    Seeking Alpha - 2008-08-06

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Douglas L. Foshee President, Chief Executive Officer
James C. Yardley Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert F. Vagt Director, President, Davidson College
Anthony W. Hall Jr. Chief Administrative Officer, City of Houston, Texas
D. Mark Leland Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of El Paso
John R. Sult Cfo, Controller & Senior Vice President
Mark Leland Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Bob Baker Executive Vice President & General Counsel
Daniel B. Martin Senior Vice President Operations
James J. Cleary Senior Vice President
Norman G. Holmes Senior Vice President
Sue Ortenstone Senior Vice President Human Resources & Administration
Bruce Connery Vice President, Investor and Public Relations
William A. Smith Managing Director and Partner
Arthur C. Reichstetter Director, Investment Manager
Juan Carlos Braniff Director, Managing Partner
Bill Baerg Manager, Investor Relations
Susan Argue Principal, Investor Relations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Thomas R Hix Director, Chairman, Audit Committee
Ronald L. Kuehn Chair of Board
Alan Bishop Board of Directors
J. Michael Talbert Board of Directors
Joe B Wyatt Board of Directors
John L. Whitmire Board of Directors
Marguerite Woung-Chapman Board of Directors
Robert W Goldman Board of Directors
Steven J. Shapiro Board of Directors
W. Matt Ralls Board of Directors
William H. Joyce Board of Directors

Mr. Foshee has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of El Paso since September 2003. Prior to joining El Paso, Mr. Foshee served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Halliburton Company having joined that company in 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to assuming his position at Halliburton, Mr. Foshee served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Nuevo Energy Company and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Torch Energy Advisors, Inc. Mr. Foshee presently serves as a director of Cameron International Corporation and is a trustee of AIG Credit Facility Trust. Mr. Foshee serves as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch. Mr. Foshee also serves on the Board of Trustees of Rice University and serves as a member of the Council of Overseers for the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. He is a member of the Greater Houston Partnership Board and Executive Committee and other civic and community organizations. Mr. Foshee also serves on the board of directors of EI Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Corporation President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director Current
El Paso CGP Company Chairman, President & CEO Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. President, Chief Executive Officer Current
Central Houston Chair Current
The Children's Museum Board of Directors Current
Museum of Houston Board of Directors Current
Goodwill Industries Board of Directors Current
Cameron International Corporation Director Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Corporation Board of Directors Current
National Petroleum Council Board of Directors Current
Houston Producer's Forum Board of Directors Current
El Paso Tennessee Pipeline Co. President & CEO Former
Halliburton Company Chief Financial Officer Former
Halliburton Company Executive Vice President Former
Southwest Texas State University Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company President Current
El Paso Corporation Executive Vice President Current
The Pipeline Group, Inc. Executive Vice President Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Director, President and Chief Executive Officer Current
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Chairman of The Board Current
The Pipeline Group, Inc. Chairman Current
Citrus Corporation Chairman Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Scorpion Offshore Ltd Director Current
Southern Natural Gas Company Director Current
Southern Natural Gas Company President Former
Southern Natural Gas Company Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Former
Southern Natural Gas Company Chairman of The Board Former
Duke University Bachelor of Arts Degree In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Director, President, Davidson College Current
The Heinz Endowments President Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Corporation Board of Directors Current
Davidson College President Former
Seagull Energy Corporation President Former
Seagull Energy Corporation Chief Operating Officer Former
Children's Defense Fund Chairman Former
Duke University Master of Divinity Former
Davidson College Bachelor of Arts In Psychology Former

Mr. Hall has been Chief Administrative Officer of the City of Houston since January 2004. Mr. Hall served as the City Attorney for the City of Houston from March 1998 to January 2004. Mr. Hall served as a director of The Coastal Corporation from August 1999 to January 2001. Prior to March 1998, Mr. Hall was a partner in the Houston law firm of Jackson Walker, LLP. Mr. Hall is a director of Houston Endowment Inc. and Chairman of the Boulé Foundation.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Chief Administrative Officer, City of Houston, Texas Current
El Paso Corporation Chairman Governance & Nominating Committee, Member Health, Safety & Environmental Committee Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Corporation Board of Directors Current
Coastal Corporation Director Former

Mr. Leland has been Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of El Paso Corporation since August 2005. Mr. Leland served as Executive Vice-President of El Paso Exploration & Production Company from January 2004 to August 2005, and as Chief Financial Officer and a director from April 2004 to August 2005. He served as Senior Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of GulfTerra Energy Partners, L.P. and its general partner from January 2003 as Senior Vice President and Controller from July 2000 to January 2003, and as Vice President from August 1998 to July 2000. Mr. Leland has also worked in various capacities for El Paso Field Services and El Paso Natural Gas Company since 1986.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of El Paso Current
El Paso Field Services Company Current
El Paso Natural Gas Company Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
The Pipeline Group, Inc. Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Cfo, Controller & Senior Vice President Current
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Vice President Former
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. Controller Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Current
El Paso Field Services Company Chief Financial Officer Former
El Paso Field Services Company Senior Vice President Former
El Paso Field Services Company Director of Business Development Former
El Paso Field Services Company Controller Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Corporation General Counsel & Executive Vice President Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Executive Vice President & General Counsel Current
El Paso Production Company General Counsel Former
El Paso Corporation President Former
Tenneco Energy Vice President Former
Tenneco Energy Associate General Counsel Former
El Paso Corporation General Counsel Former
University of Texas School of Law Bachelor of Arts and Science Degrees In Business Former
University of Texas School of Law Degrees In Business Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Senior Vice President Operations Current
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Senior Vice President Current
Southern Natural Gas Company Senior Vice President Current
El Paso Natural Gas Company Senior Vice President Current
El Paso Corporation Senior Vice President and Director Current
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Board of Directors Current
El Paso Natural Gas Company Board of Directors Current
ANR Storage Company Senior Vice President Former
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Vice President of Operations Former
ANR Pipeline Company Director Former
Southern Natural Gas Company Director Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Western Pipelines President Current
El Paso Natural Gas Company President Current
El Paso Corporation President and Director Current
Colorado Interstate Gas President Current
Southern Natural Gas Company President Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Senior Vice President Current
Southern Natural Gas Company Chairman of The Board Current
Southern Natural Gas Company Director Current
El Paso Natural Gas Company Director Current
Young Gas Storage Company President, Western Pipelines Former
ANR Pipeline Company President Former
Southern Natural Gas Company Executive Vice President Former
Southern Natural Gas Company Vice President, Marketing and Business Development Former
El Paso Natural Gas Company Chairman of The Board Former
Boston College Law School Degree Former

Norman G. Holmes is the Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer and director for Southern Natural Gas Company. He served as Vice President, Business Development from 1999 to 2006 and as Vice President and Controller from 1995 to 1999. Prior to that time, he worked in various capacities with Southern Natural Gas Company and Sonat, Inc. since 1979. Norman G. Holmes was elected Senior Vice President of El Paso Pipeline GP Company, L.L.C. on August 1, 2007.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Senior Vice President Current
Southern Natural Gas Company Vice President, Business Development Former
Southern Natural Gas Company Director Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Senior Vice President Human Resources & Administration Current
El Paso Corporation Senior Vice President, HR & Facilities Services Current
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Former
University of Wisconsin Bachelor of Science Degree In Civil and Environmental Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Vice President, Investor and Public Relations Current

William A. Smith is Managing Director and Partner in Galway Group, L.P., an investment banking/energy advisory firm headquartered in Houston, TX. In 2002, Mr. Smith retired from El Paso Corporation, where he was an Executive Vice President and Chairman of El Paso Merchant Energy's Global Gas Group. Mr. Smith had a 29-year career with Sonat Inc. prior to its merger with El Paso in 1999. At the time of the merger, Mr. Smith was Executive Vice President and General Counsel. He previously served as Chairman and President of Southern Natural Gas Company and as Vice Chairman of Sonat Exploration Company. Mr. Smith is currently Chairman of the Board of Flex LNG, Ltd., a U.K.-based start-up LNG production vessel-owning company. He is also a director of Eagle Rock Energy G&P LLC, a midstream/upstream master limited partnership.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Managing Director and Partner Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Southern Natural Gas Company President Former
Southern Natural Gas Company Chairman Former

Age - 62 Chairman – Audit Committee Mr. Reichstetter has been a private investment manager since 2007. Mr. Reichstetter had been Managing Director of Lazard Freres from April 2002 until his retirement on June 15, 2007. From February 1998 to January 2002, Mr. Reichstetter was a Managing Director with Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, formerly Wasserstein Parella & Co. Mr. Reichstetter was a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch from March 1993 until his retirement in February 1996. Prior to that time, Mr. Reichstetter worked as an investment banker at The First Boston Corporation from 1974 until 1993, in various positions becoming a Managing Director with that company in 1982.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Director, Investment Manager Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Managing Director Former

Mr. Braniff has been Managing Partner of Capital I Ltd. Partners and a Partner in Alpha Patrimonial S.A. de C.V. in Mexico City since August 2005. Mr. Braniff was a business consultant from January 2004 to August 2005. Mr. Braniff served Grupo Financíero BBVA Bancomer as Vice Chairman from October 1999 to January 2004, as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Retail Banking from September 1994 to October 1999 and as Executive Vice President of Capital Investments, Mortgage Banking and Tourism from December 1991 to September 1994.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Director, Managing Partner Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Hix has been a business consultant since January 2003. He served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Cooper Cameron Corporation from January 1995 to January 2003. From September 1993 to April 1995, Mr. Hix served as Senior Vice President of Finance, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of The Western Company of North America. Mr. Hix is a member of the board of directors of The Offshore Drilling Company (TODCO) and Health Care Service Corporation.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Director, Chairman, Audit Committee Current
Cameron International Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
The Western Chief Financial Officer Former
Cameron International Corporation Senior Vice President of Finance Former
The Western Senior Vice President of Finance Former
The Western Treasurer Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Manager, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Principal, Investor Relations Current

Mr. Kuehn is currently Chairman of the Board. Mr. Kuehn previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for El Paso Corporation from March 2003 to May 2009. Mr. Kuehn was Interim Chief Executive Officer of El Paso Corporation from March 2003 to September 2003. From September 2002 to March 2003, Mr. Kuehn served as Lead Director of El Paso Corporation. From January 2001 to March 2003, he was a business consultant. Mr. Kuehn served as non-executive Chairman of the Board of El Paso from October 25, 1999 to December 31, 2000. Mr. Kuehn served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sonat, Inc. from June 1984 until his retirement on October 25, 1999. He was Chairman of the Board of Sonat Inc. from April 1986 until his retirement. Mr. Kuehn formerly served on the Board of Directors of Praxair, Inc., The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and Regions Financial Corporation.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Chair of Board Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Interim Chief Executive Officer Former
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Lead Director Former
Regions Financial Corporation Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Talbert served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Transocean Inc. from October 2002 to October 2004 and as non-executive Chairman from October 2004 to November 2007. Previously, Mr. Talbert served as Chief Executive Officer of Transocean, Inc. and its predecessor companies from August 1994 until October 2002, Chairman of the Board from August 1994 until September 1999, and as President from December 1999 until December 2001. Mr. Talbert served as Chairman of the Board of The Offshore Drilling Company (TODCO) from February 2004 to October 2005. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lone Star Gas Company from 1990 to 1994. Mr. Talbert served as President of Texas Oil&Gas Company from 1987 to 1990, and served in various positions at Shell Oil Company from 1970 to 1982. Mr. Talbert is a past Chairman of the National Ocean Industries Association and a member of the University of Akron’s College of Engineering Advancement Council. Mr. Talbert is a member of the board of directors of Transocean Inc.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Serp Institute Executive Vice President and Treasurer Current
The Washington Advisory Group LLC Principal Current
LECG Corp. Current
Thinklink Learning, Inc. Current
Universities Research Association, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Directors Former
El Paso Corporation Board of Directors Current
The Washington Advisory Group LLC Director Current
Ingram Micro Inc. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Vanderbilt University Chancellor Emeritus Former
Vanderbilt University Chairman of Board Former
Ingram Industries Inc. Director Former
The University of Texas at Austin degrees in mathematics Former
Texas Christian University degrees in mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Future Coal Fuels Chairman of the Board of Directors Current
Transocean Ltd Chair Former
Transocean Ltd Director Current
El Paso Corporation Board of Directors Current
GlobalSantaFe Corporation Board of Directors Current
Boyscouts.Com Board of Directors Current
Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority Board of Directors Current
The National Coal Council Board of Directors Current
CNX Gas Corporation Director Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
Barrick Gold Corporation Board of Directors Current
New Mexico State University Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering Former
University of Utah Bachelor's Degree In Mining Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Goldman’s primary occupation has been as a financial consultant since October 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Goldman served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Conoco, Inc. from 1998 to 2002 and Vice President, Finance from 1991 to 1998. For more than five years prior to that date, Mr. Goldman held various executive positions with Conoco, Inc. and E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. Mr. Goldman is the elected Vice President, Finance of the World Petroleum Council, and a member of the Financial Executives Institute and the Outside Advisory Council of Global Infrastructure Partners. Mr. Goldman serves on the board of directors of McDermott International, Inc., Parker Drilling Company and Tesoro Corporation. Mr. Goldman also serves on the Board of Trustees of Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio.

Organization Position Status
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current

Mr. Shapiro has been a business consultant since 2006. From October, 2000 to April, 2006, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Burlington Resources Inc. During his five-year tenure at Burlington Resources, Mr. Shapiro served as a member of the board of directors and the office of the chairman. Before that, he served as senior vice president, chief financial officer and director at Vastar Resources, Inc. and spent 16 years in various roles of increasing responsibility with Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). Mr. Shapiro is a member of the board of directors of Barrick Gold Corporation. He recently served as chairman of the executive committee of the American Petroleum Institute's general committee on finance and is a trustee of the Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Organization Position Status
Houston Museum of Natural Science Board of Directors Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Corporation Director Current
Barrick Gold Corporation Board of Directors Current
Vastar Resources Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Burlington Resources, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Burlington Resources, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Vastar Resources Inc. Senior Vice President Former
American Petroleum Institute Chairman Former
Vastar Resources Inc. Director Former
Harvard University master's degree in business administration Former
Union College bachelor's degree in industrial economics Former

President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2009. Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of GlobalSantaFe Corporation, an international contract drilling company, from June 2005 until November 2007. Prior to that time Mr. Ralls served as Senior Vice President and CFO of GlobalSantaFe. He also serves on the Board of Complete Production Services.

Organization Position Status
Rowan Companies, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer and Director Current
Enterprise Products Gp LLC Chairman Current
Rowan Companies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Brigham Exploration Company Director Current
Enterprise GP Holdings L.P. Board Director Current
Complete Production Services, Inc. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
GlobalSantaFe Corporation Chief Financial Officer Former
Transocean Ltd Chief Operating Officer Former
Transocean Ltd Executive Vice President Former
GlobalSantaFe Corporation Senior Vice President Former
The Meridian Resource Corporation Vice President Former
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. General Partner Former
Enterprise Products Gp LLC Elected A Director Former
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Chairman Former
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Board Director Former

Organization Position Status
Nalco Co. Chief Executive Officer Current
Beginner Real Estate Investing Inc. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Corporation Board of Directors Current
Caremark Client Portal Board of Directors Current
Longs Drug Stores Corporation Board of Directors Current
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. Board of Directors Current
El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Board of Directors Current
CVS Caremark Corporation Board of Directors Current
Union Carbide Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Nalco Holding Company Chairman & CEO Former
Hercules Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Former
The Dow Chemical Company chief executive officer Former
Hercules Incorporated Chairman Former
Nalco Co. Chairman of the Board Former
The Dow Chemical Company Vice Chairman of the Board Former
CVS Caremark Corporation Director Former
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     EPB $23.29 +0.49 (2.15% )
Average Volume 220,666
Shares Outstanding 97.62M
Market Cap 2.3B
Year High 23.35
Year Low 13.75
Earnings Per Share 0.37
P/E Ratio 62.95
Dividend 1.40
Yield 6.01
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