PG&E Gas Transmission Northwest to expand pipeline serving California

PG&E Gas Transmission Northwest, a PG&E Corp. subsidiary, said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized an expansion of its gas pipeline system in the Northwest. GTN plans to add 21 miles of 42-in. pipeline and 97,500 hp at five compressor stations.

July 26, 2001

By the OGJ Online Staff

HOUSTON, July 26 -- PG&E Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN), a PG&E Corp. subsidiary, said the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has authorized an expansion of its gas pipeline system in the Northwest.

GTN plans to add 21 miles of 42-in. pipeline and 97,500 hp at five compressor stations, increasing its 2.7 million dekatherms/day of capacity by 211,000. The line moves western Canada gas to California.

Peter Lund, GTN vice-president, said, "Over the past several months, we have been working very closely with FERC and other agencies to expedite this process in order to meet the increased energy demands of California and the Pacific Northwest."

Construction will begin soon and part of the expansion will be completed by November, with the rest following next summer. GTN also plans a 2003 expansion of 230,000 dekatherms/day.

The GTN pipeline system includes 1,335 miles of pipeline along a 612-mile route from the Idaho-British Columbia border across northern Idaho, southwestern Washington, and central Oregon, terminating at a connection with the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. pipeline system at the Oregon-California border.