Caythorpe Gas Storage Project

1. Caythorpe Gas Storage Project Liaison Committee Meeting 14th September 2010

2. Agenda • Project Status Report • Progress since May 2010 • Status at September 2010 • Update on Community & Environmental support funds • Update on Compulsory Purchase Order • Site activities over the remainder of 2010 • Questions Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

3. Health, Safety & Environment • Zero on or off site complaints to date. • Zero on or off site reportable environmental impacts to date. • Zero on or off site reportable accidents to date. • Zero on or off site reportable incidents to date. • Zero site reportable security issues to date. • Notifications and liaison with Health & Safety Executive, Environment Agency and emergency services ongoing. • Monitoring ongoing by Arup consulting ecologists for nesting birds, water voles and badgers. Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

4. Section 106 Obligations Update • Designated route for large goods vehicles – incorporated in our Traffic Management Plan including instructions to contractors • Road hazard awareness – incorporated within our Local Road Map • Speed operated warning signs at Boynton – awaiting quotation from ERYC Highways • Comply with the Control of Major Accident Hazard Regulations – this is now a legal requirement regulated by the HSE • Liaison Committee - ongoing Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

5. Project progress since May 2010 • Following completion of the “Front End Engineering Design” we submitted the amended scheme to ERYC for approval  Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

6. Proposed early civil works • All pre-construction planning conditions discharged with ERYC. • Submitted details to ERYC for approval  Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

7. Project status • Centrica announced on 28th July 2010 that as a result of regulatory uncertainty the company had decided not to proceed with the Caythorpe Gas Storage Project at the current time.  • This means that the final investment decision on the project will be delayed. • However, preparatory work at the site will continue so that if the project is sanctioned at a later date then it will be able to proceed quickly.  • Early civil works will continue which will include the construction of the access road to the Wellsite and the bridge crossing of the Gypsey Race.  Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

8. Current site work • Piling for the Gypsey Race bridge Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

9. Current site work • Road construction south of Gypsey Race Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

10. Archaeological Site Investigation • Completing missing parts of investigation. Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

11. Archaeological Site Investigation • Investigation for vent stack foundation Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

12. Our 19th skeleton Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

13. Community & Environmental Support Funds • In May we launched two funds for the communities of Boynton, Burton Agnes and Rudston. • We confirm that we shall continue to honour these commitments. • Applications to both funds now closed and being considered. • Decisions to be made in October. Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

14. Community Support Fund – Applications Received • Rudston Playing Field Committee - Multi Use Games Area • Burton Agnes Sports Club - New Energy Efficient Building • All Saints Church, Rudston - Social & Information Area • Rudston Parish Council - Rudston Village Play Park • Boynton Village Hall - Safety and Sustainability Project • St Andrew’s Church, Boynton – Re-hanging of Bells Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

15. Environmental Support Fund – Applications Received • East Yorkshire Chalk Rivers Trust - Habitat & Species Improvement Works • Rudston Newsletter - Printing Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

16. Compulsory Purchase Order • The Company has sought to acquire the interests needed for the project by agreement with the relevant landowners. However, this has not been possible in all cases. • The original CPO confirmed in April 2008 did not include all of the interests required and omitted: • rights that are required for the drilling and completion of the new boreholes and installation of monitoring equipment, as part of the maintenance of existing boreholes; • a clear definition of the rights required for the pipeline; and • rights to store gas beneath Rudston Road. • As a result it is necessary to promote a supplementary CPO to enable the project to be fully implemented. • Notices to the landowners involved and in the press will be issued later this month (September). Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

17. Site activities over the remainder of 2010 • YEDL electricity diversion works • Complete remaining archaeology • Complete the Early Civil Works by December • Bridge • access road to Wellsite • drainage • Gas Processing Facility preparation Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

18. Paul Dacombe Consents & Licencing Manager Caythorpe Gas Storage Project Centrica plc Millstream West Maidenhead Road Windsor Berkshire SL4 5GD Mobile 07789 570416 paul.dacombe@centrica.com Points of contact for project • Justin Kenyon • Site HSE Manager • Caythorpe Gas Storage Limited • Caythorpe Well Site • Rudston • Driffield • YO25 4JD • Site Office 01262 420177 • Mobile 07789577086 • justin.kenyon@centrica.com Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010

19. AOB • Next Liaison Meeting planned for December 2010. • Questions? Caythorpe Liaison Committee 14th September 2010