By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 5 -- Transwestern Pipeline Co., Houston, received Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to expand its San Juan lateral. The $138.4 million expansion will add 375 MMcfd of firm transportation capacity on Transwestern's New Mexico system.
Transwestern expects to begin construction in October. The company will modify existing compressor stations and construct 72.6 miles of pipeline from the Blanco Hub in San Juan County, NM, to the point of interconnection with Transwestern's mainline near Gallup, NM.
Transwestern expects the facilities to be in service in mid 2005.