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Price Risk Management Counterparties Representing 10% or More (Details) | Sep. 30, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
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Assets from price risk management activities: |  |
Counterparty A | 15.00% | 19.00%
Counterparty B | 12.00% | 2.00%
Counterparty C | 11.00% | 16.00%
Counterparty D | 6.00% | 13.00%
Concentration of Risk, Derivative Instruments, Assets | 44.00% | 50.00%
Liabilities from price risk management activities: |  |
Counterparty E | 22.00% | 23.00%
Counterparty F | 13.00% | 10.00%
Concentration of Risk, Derivative Instruments, Liabilities | 35.00% | 33.00%

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