FEATURES

Nexus Energy Park (Nexus) is a new 1,950 acre industrial park ideally located for chemical and energy projects. Close to the Baton Rouge chemical corridor, but without the financial and environmental barriers of an overdeveloped area, Nexus provides access to critical infrastructure, services, and feedstocks in a region with a supportive community and large, stable workforce

Site

St Landry Parish, Louisiana
8 miles from Atchafalaya River Barge Terminal with access to Mississippi River and Intracoastal Waterway
30 miles from the Baton Rouge chemical corridor
Outside of Louisiana coastal hurricane zone
Within air quality attainment zone

Size

550 acres of buildable level farmland for Phase 1
Expandable to 1,950 acres in later phases
Lots available from 50 to 500 acres

Natural Gas Feedstock

Spectra Energy’s Bobcat Gas Storage – 1 mile
- Interconnects with five major natural gas pipelines
- Natural gas storage and full hub services
Price advantaged location, historically as much as $0.10 per mcf below Henry Hub pricing
Access to natural gas supply from Utica/Marcellus as well as Gulf Goast
Strategic partner available for natural gas feedstock management and hedging services

Others Feedstock Options

Boardwalk ethylene, Denbury CO2 and Colonial twin products pipelines on site
Multiple chemical pipelines nearby: Dixie NGL, NuStar ammonia, Petrologistics NGL, Enterprise Lou-Tex propylene, Targa products
Five crude pipelines nearby
Abundant brine for chlor-alkali available on-site

Permitting

Inside air quality attainment zone
No wetlands mitigation required for Phase 1 acreage
Phase 1 acreage available with no impact from cultural resources, protected species habitat, or special use areas
Experienced permitting team
Positive community relations

Transportation

Rail
- Union Pacific mainline on site
- Rail terminal with unit train capability in development
- Acadiana Railway (Class B) – 11 miles
Highway
- Four lane US Hwy 190 on site
- Interstate 49 – 10 miles
River
- Port of Krotz Springs on the Atchafalaya River connected via 10-mile proposed pipeline
- New barge terminal facility at Port of Krotz Springs
- Access to Mississippi River and Intracoastal Waterway via barge
Air
- St. Landry Parish Airport (private) - 11 miles
- Lafayette Regional Airport – 34 miles
- Baton Rouge Municipal Airport – 48 miles
- New Orleans International Airport – 119 miles

Utilities

Master planned utility corridor

Power
- Entergy 138kV powerline on site and 500kV transmission line less than 5 miles
- Custom power supply options available for tenants
Water
- Abundant fresh water on site, both surface and subsurface
- Typical 10" water well in the area produces 3,500 gpm
Sewerage
- Facilities commensurate with plant requirements to be built during tenant construction.
- Short timeline and ease through parish permitting process
Communication
- Telephone infrastructure on site
- Internet fiber optic cable on site
- Cell tower less than 1 mile

Feedstock and Product Storage

Adjacent to Bobcat Gas Storage
Adjacent to Hazelwood Energy Hub crude oil storage and blending project and distillates storage project
Individual build-to- suit salt storage caverns available, with space for up to 40 storage caverns on the salt dome
Storage options include natural gas, crude oil, distillates, refined products, NGL’s and CO2
Cavern sizes available from 2.5 to 10 million barrels of product
Full hub services available

Labor Force

Large, skilled, stable workforce
Long-term oil, gas and petro-chemical industry experience
Excellent resources for worker training nearby
- Louisiana State University – Eunice with programs specifically designed for industry
- FastStart, Louisiana state program for customized employee recruitment, screening, and training. Ranked the best state workforce-training program for the past six years by Business Facilities magazine

Positive Community Relations

St. Landry Economic Development
Greater Krotz Springs Port Commission
St. Landry Chamber of Commerce
One Acadiana
Louisiana Economic Development
State and local elected officials

Location

Region: Gulf South

Ranked among the top 10 states for business in the U.S. (as published by Area Development, Business Facilities, Chief Executive, and Site Selection magazines and the international location marketing firm DCI)
Only state to place in the top 10 of at least seven major Site Selection categories for 2015
Lowest tax burden in the US for manufacturing operations
Fourth lowest tax burden in US for new corporate headquarters projects
Low operating costs

Industrial electricity cost 19% below national average and lowest in the South
Natural gas prices 18% below national average and lowest in the South
Wage and salary costs below national and southern average

State: Louisiana

Ranked among the Top 10 states for business in the U.S. as published by Area Development, Business Facilities, Chief Executive, and Site Selection magazines
Only state to place in the Top 10 of at least seven major Site Selection categories for 2015
Lowest tax burden in the US for manufacturing operations
Fourth lowest tax burden in US for new corporate headquarters projects
Low operating costs

Industrial electricity cost 19% below national average and lowest in the South
Natural gas prices 18% below national average and lowest in the South
Wage and salary costs below national and southern average

Local Community: St. Landry Parish

Supported by St. Landry Economic Development and One Acadiana, a national-caliber regional economic development organization
Part of the campaign for One Acadiana, a five-year, $15 million initiative focused on making Acadiana one of the highest quality regions in the South for business and talent
Located between cities of Lafayette and Baton Rouge, in the heart of the Louisiana oil/gas/petrochemical complex
Access for import and export markets, without the costs, overcrowding, and regulatory burdens of Mississippi River locations

Project Site: Nexus Energy Park

LED Site Certification pending
Rural location with long history in the oil and gas industry
- Located near the Port Barre oil field, in continuous production since 1930's
550 buildable acres of flat, mostly open farm land for Phase 1
Multiple synergies with adjacent hub service facilities
- Bobcat Gas Storage
- Hazelwood Energy Hub crude oil storage and blending project
- Hazelwood Energy Hub distillates storage project

SITE DEVELOPMENT HISTORY

Bobcat Gas Storage

1

An 84 acre multi-cycle (12 turns per year) natural gas storage hub and pipeline facility owned by Spectra Energy
2

In commercial operation for eight years
3

FERC permitted for 46 bcf of storage
4

Interconnects with five major pipelines
5

Can offer 1.6 bcf per day of gas supply to Nexus Energy Park tenants

A strategically located regional energy hub centered on the Port Barre salt dome for the storage and blending of crude oil, distillates, NGLs and other hydrocarbon liquids as well as CO2

1

Optimal pricing and single delivery point for crude, NGLs, ethylene and purity products
2

Storage caverns with high capacity receipt/delivery capabilities
3

Proprietary in-line blending for up to 10 crude types
4

Multiple pipeline interconnects and competitive rail and barge access
5

Central location for both domestic and export markets
6

World-class strategic partners available

A 1,950 acre master planned industrial park designed for the energy and chemical sectors

1

Favorable feedstock acquisition and trading options with Bobcat Gas Storage
2

Opportunities for GTL, methanol and derivatives, fractionator, ethylene cracker, chlor-alkalai and co-gen power plant
3

Storage, blending and transport options offered by the Hazelwood Energy Hub
4

Integrated plan for growth and value
5

Proven permitting and ownership team

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

Nexus can introduce tenants to world-class strategic partners and consultants familiar with the Nexus site who are interested in offering tenant commercial support and development services

Full hub services for feedstock and products
Transportation – barge, rail and pipeline
Power and co-gen

Equity participation and debt financing
Engineering, design and permitting
Insurance and risk management

Construction
Feedstock management and hedging services
Product off-take agreements

Feedstock Management, Off-take Agreements, Equity and Debt Financing & Construction

Storage, Hub Services & Transportation

Consultants

Economic Support

Bob Edmundson

President

Eric McCabe

Vice President

Kathleen Parke

Director

Ed Edmundson

Project Manager

Anica Haynes

Environmental/Permitting

Pipeline	Diameter	Distance from HEH
Cypress Gas	2 x 16"	0 miles
Florida Gas	1 x 24", 1 x 26"	0 miles
Gulf South Gas	2 x 30"	5 miles
ANR Gas	1 x 24", 1 x 30"	10 miles
Texas Eastern	2 x 30"	9 miles
Transco	2 x 30"	12 miles

Nexus Energy Park

Construction-ready Site

Major Pipeline Crossroads

FEATURES

Master planned utility corridor

Location

MAPS

Nexus Energy Park Site Overview

PIPELINES

Multiple Pipelines Located on or Near Site

CONNECTIVITY