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12 | ATMOS ENERGY 2008 SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT
Delivering natural gas to customers safely and reliably is what we
do. Our company works together with federal, state and local
ocials and public safety agencies to make natural gas pipelines the
safest and most dependable energy delivery system in the country.
Our natural gas pipelines and storage facilities are inherently safer
than other transportation methods because they are buried in the
ground. is keeps them relatively free from the eects of weather,
tampering and accidents.
Safe,Reliable and
Available
In our Dallas trading room, Atmos Energy gas supply
professionals buy natural gas for upcoming needs and
negotiate longer-term supply contracts to ensure we have
sucient resources to serve our customers reliably.
e Gas Is Always On
Atmos Energy’s gas control centers in Dallas and in the Greater Nashville area monitor our system demand and supplies
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to ensure that natural gas is owing and there is enough to meet peak demands. In
addition, the company has professional trading operations in Dallas and Houston to buy gas supplies on the spot market
and for longer-term contracts. Monitoring usage, anticipating needs and buying natural gas eciently help keep our
product available and reasonably priced even in the coldest winter seasons.
Where we operate, most people know us as the local natural gas distribution
company. However, other segments of our company keep natural gas powering
industrial facilities, power plants, municipal gas systems and military
installations. Our nonregulated gas marketing subsidiary, Atmos Energy
Marketing, sells natural gas to approximately 1,000 large users. It also provides
gas supply and asset management services to help ensure that our customers’ gas
supplies are available, economical and compliant with regulations.
Our Atmos Pipeline and Storage subsidiary operates our nonregulated
pipeline, gathering and storage assets. Recently, it has been developing or
acquiring gathering systems to move natural gas from wells to pipelines in western
Kentucky. It also is developing
a salt-dome gas storage project in
northeastern Louisiana.