By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Feb. 7 -- Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline (M&NP), Halifax, NS, plans to invest $240 million to expand the capacity of the 330-mile US mainline portion of its natural gas pipeline system. The decision followed a successful open season for the additional capacity.
M&NP will install additional compression at existing compressor stations and will lay about 4½ miles of 24-in. loop on its existing 24-in. mainline to enable transmission of as much as 170 MMcfd year-round and an additional 30 MMcfd during winter months.
These Phase 5 facilities will accommodate gas to be supplied by EnCana Corp.'s planned Deep Panuke project off Nova Scotia. It will be delivered to markets in Atlantic Canada and the US Northeast (OGJ, Apr. 16, 2007, Newsletter).
M&NP expects to place the expanded system into service in November 2010.
M&NP is owned by affiliates of Spectra Energy 77.53%, Emera Inc. 12.92%, and ExxonMobil Corp. 9.55%.