By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 27 -- Northern Border Pipeline Co., Omaha, concluded its open season with sufficient commitments to support expansion into the Chicago market.
It plans to expand pipeline capacity from Harper, Iowa, to Chicago by 130 MMcfd, or 15%, by adding a 16,000-hp compressor in Iowa and making minor modifications to existing facilities. Costs are estimated at $20 million, with a target service date of spring 2006, subject to federal approval.
Northern Border Pipeline, a general partnership, owns and operates a 1,249-mile interstate pipeline that in 2003 moved 22% of all Canadian gas imported by the US. Northern Border Partners LP owns 70% of the partnership, with the rest held by TC PipeLines LP.
