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Show April 2002 21A Energy Questar system lies at center of interstate pipelines, gas basins in the Rockies. Almost 70 per-a- t cent of its 1.185 trillion cubic feet equivalent of gas and oil reserves are in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado. Questar Pipeline constitutes Questars strategic position the hub ofwestern energy de-velopment began, ironically, with a problem in 1922. nan-regulat- What was Ohio Oil Company one of Questars predecessors - going to do with the large vol-- a regional hub, connecting of gas discovered in tiple supply basins with state pipelines that serve Wyoming? The nearest market large tional markets, mul-um- es inter-southweste- rn The pipeline also operates enough to use such quantities- northern Utah -- was 200 miles the largest underground age facility in the West. Seven years later, a conaor- tium of Ohio Oil and two other companies constructed the an- swer - the pipeline of 1929. It was described as a prqject with no Western parallel because of the new technologies em- ployed and the challenges ofcon-structing a pipeline through the mountains in midwinter. ' From the first pipeline, headquartered in Salt Lake City, has developed the most comprehensive energy network - ideally posi- tinned to tap into the Rockies Btor-awa- y. Questar Gas provides retail service to more than 732,000 customers in Utah and portions of Wyoming and Idaho, With some 400 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of potential gas roserves, the Rockies rank second only to the Gulf Coast as a source offtiture supplies, From the early Ohio oil wells in Wyoming, Questar has oped the Rockies resource base. A devel-Quest- ar, The companys spoke system lies at the center hub-and-regio- ns ofmqjor interstate pipelines and ng boom. basins. It con-ener-gy sistaofanlI800-milecorepip- e- Questars $3.2 billion in as--1 include core holdings in Utah, Wyoming and Colorado, Questar Market Resources ranks among the largest inde- pendent oil and gas producers l. na- - mr line system along with compreft-set- . s sion and storage facilities in southwestern Wyoming and northern Utah, The hub interconnects with Questar employees monitor the equipment at a local (Continued on page 29A) natural gas compressor station. The company's hub- - and-spo- ke system lies state pipelines and at the center of major inter- basins. - r Where does the Official Natural Gas Supplier to the . 2002 Olympic Winter Games get its supplies? flame symbolizes peaceful competition and the The Olympic to be the best. It ignites the human spirit and warms hearts around the globe. As the Official Natural Gas Supplier to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, Questar helped design the Olympic cauldron. During the Games we supplied die fuel to keep the flame burning bright. Some of this fuel came from wells right here in central Utah. Carbon and Emery counties are major centers for Questars natural gas production and transportation activities. Our pipelines and gas processing facilities here serve as a hub for energy supplies coming out of the region and destined for homes and business along the Wasatch Front and beyond. Ift all part of a gold medal effort to help meet our nationls growing energy needs. for decades Questar has Warming hearts or wanning homes relied on the people and resources of Carbon and Emery counties to be Mrr official suppliers. (SHUfE&miR For mors Information, visit our wobsito at www.Quastar.com ' |