NEB REJECTS SUPPLY LINE FOR EMPIRE STATE

Coastal Corp., Houston" has declined to characterize the effect on its planned Empire State Pipeline project of a Canadian National Energy Board decision to deny TransCanada PipeLines Ltd.'s request to build a supply lateral to connect to the pipeline. TransCanada has vowed to seek reconsideration by the board. A Coastal spokeswoman said only that Coastal is pleased with a July 9 U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval of the pipeline connection at the U.S.-Canadian border.

July 22, 1991

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TransCanada has vowed to seek reconsideration by the board. A Coastal spokeswoman said only that Coastal is pleased with a July 9 U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval of the pipeline connection at the U.S.-Canadian border.

In January, New York's Public Service Commission approved construction of the 155 mile Empire State line from the Canadian border at Niagara Falls to Syracuse, N.Y. Coastal is its major sponsor, along with Union Energy, Toronto.

TransCanada's proposed 12.8 mile Blackhorse extension is to run from TransCanada's Kirkwall line at the Blackhorse sales meter station in Ontario to near Chippawa on the Niagara River. There, it is to connect with Empire State.

It includes installation of a 6,300 kw compressor at Kirkwall and metering facilities at Chippawa at a cost of $36 million.

The extension would move as much as 181.8 MMcfd of gas to markets in Upstate New York.

As much as 117.5 MMcfd of gas from U.S. storage in Michigan is to be moved to Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. And as much as 64.3 MMcfd of western Canadian gas is to be transported to several cogeneration projects to be built throughout the state.

The Empire State line is certificated for 150 MMcfd with peak capacity of 270 MMcfd.