Transportation news briefs, Sept. 28
Fort Union Gas Gathering LLC has begun operating a 62 mile expansion of its Wyoming gas gathering system, increasing gathering capacity from 434 MMcfd to 634 MMcfd. Fort Union is owned by affiliates of CMS Energy Corp., Northern Border Partners LP, Western Gas Resources Inc., El Paso Corp., and Williams Cos. Inc.
Seneca Lake Storage Inc., Albany, NY, has filed plans with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a high-deliverability gas storage facility in depleted salt caverns at Reading, NY. The facility, due to begin operation in November 2002, will have a capacity of 300,000 decatherms and will be able to deliver 50,000 decatherms/day.
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co., Houston, is holding an open season for firm, high-deliverability gas storage service in its market area. The open season closes Oct. 18 for firm storage up to 100,000 decatherms/day deliverability from potential capacity of 6.75 bcf.
Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd. has given Bouygues Offshore a $60 million contract to lay 74 km of 4-in. to 24-in. pipe in the Niger Delta.
The National Energy Board of Canada will hold a Nov. 19 hearing on an application by Petro-Canada Oil & Gas Ltd. to build a gas pipeline 42 miles from Medicine Hat, Alta., to Burstall, Sask. The 10-in. line will move 53 MMcfd.
WPS Resources Corp., Port Huron, Mich., has begun operations at its 3 bcf Kimball 27 gas storage facility in St. Clair County, Mich.