Regulatory Matters

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Regulatory Matters, Commitments, Contingencies And Environmental Liabilities [Abstract]

Regulatory Matters

REGULATORY MATTERS:

In October 2011, Trunkline and Sea Robin jointly filed with FERC to transfer all of Trunkline’s offshore facilities, and certain related onshore facilities, by sale and transfer to Sea Robin to consolidate and streamline the ownership and operation of all regulated offshore assets under one entity and better position the offshore assets competitively.  Several parties filed interventions and protests of this filing.  On June 21, 2012, FERC issued an order granting Trunkline permission and approval to proceed with the transfer, subject to compliance with certain regulatory requirements.  On July 31, 2012 Sea Robin and Trunkline made the necessary compliance filings with FERC.  The transfer of the offshore facilities to Sea Robin was effective September 1, 2012.

On July 26, 2012, Trunkline filed an application with the FERC for approval to transfer approximately 770 miles of underutilized loop piping facilities by sale to an affiliate, and such facilities are contemplated to be converted to crude oil transportation service.  This sale is subject to FERC approval. Several parties have intervened, commented, or protested this filing and the Company is currently responding to the Commission’s requests for additional information on this application.

In November 2011, FERC commenced an audit of PEPL to evaluate its compliance with the Uniform System of Accounts as prescribed by FERC, annual and quarterly financial reporting to FERC, reservation charge crediting policy and record retention.  The audit is related to the period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011 and is pending the issuance of a draft audit report.