Another major natural gas line slated for U.S. Midwest

Four U.S. natural gas companies plan to develop yet another major pipeline to deliver gas to markets in the U.S. Midwest. Latest to join the lineup of projects aimed at bringing gas from Western Canada and major U.S. supply basins to the U.S. Midwest is the $220-280 million Illinois-Wisconsin Express Project.

July 6, 1998

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Four U.S. natural gas companies plan to develop yet another major pipeline to deliver gas to markets in the U.S. Midwest.

Latest to join the lineup of projects aimed at bringing gas from Western Canada and major U.S. supply basins to the U.S. Midwest is the $220-280 million Illinois-Wisconsin Express Project.

The project is a joint venture of El Paso Energy Corp., Peoples Energy Corp., Enron Corp., and Northern Border Pipeline Co. It entails a 36-in., 150-200 mile pipeline starting at Joliet, Ill., near Chicago, and ending near Fond du Lac, Wis. (see map, this page). It would bring western U.S. and Canadian gas to markets in northeastern Illinois and central and southeastern Wisconsin.

The pipeline is scheduled to be in service by November 2001 with an initial capacity of about 650 MMcfd.

The pipeline is intended to serve not only growth in traditional markets but also the growing need for gas-fired power generation in the region. It also will provide customers with expanded access to a range of supply basins as well as storage and other services in the Chicago area.

An open season for the project will be disclosed soon.