Magnum holds open season for WEST Header Project

June 29, 2018
Magnum Energy Midstream Holdings LLC is holding a nonbinding open season for an interstate natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas bidirectionally between multiple receipt and delivery points, including storage, throughout multiple western US states.

Magnum Energy Midstream Holdings LLC is holding a nonbinding open season for an interstate natural gas pipeline to transport natural gas bidirectionally between multiple receipt and delivery points, including storage, throughout multiple western US states.

The proposed large-diameter Western Energy Storage & Transportation (WEST) Header Project will extend 650 miles to provide access to gas supplies at or near the Opal Hub in Wyoming, Goshen Hub near Salt Lake City, and Permian basin supplies flowing westbound to locations at or near Ehrenberg, Ariz. It is being designed to maximize 40 million dekatherms of high deliverability, multicycle salt cavern storage near Delta, Utah.

The project anticipates allowing for receipts and deliveries directly into the Salt Lake City Valley at or near the Opal Hub, the Goshen Hub, the Las Vegas market, the Southern California market, and Phoenix/Tucson market (through Needles/Topock/Blythe/Ehrenberg), as well as possible international exports to Mexico at Yuma, Ariz., and West Coast LNG exports, including via Energia Costa Azul near Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico.

“Most traditional natural gas pipeline infrastructure projects have been designed to flow unidirectionally, from supply point to end-user. Historically single directional flows worked well for traditional 24-hr ratable gas deliveries. With the introduction of intermittent renewable energy sources, the need for strategically located natural gas infrastructure to provide intraday flexibility has become increasingly important. By utilizing multiple HDMC salt caverns for gas storage and large-capacity pipe for natural gas transportation, the WEST Header Project is being designed with increased flexibility of gas flows in mind,” said Kevin Holder, executive vice-president, Magnum Energy Midstream.

The nonbinding open season runs July 2 through Aug. 31.