Lebanon, Ohio, is becoming an important interconnect point in the U.S. pipeline industry's effort to move more gas to the U.S. Northeast from supply areas in western Canada, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico.
In the latest action, ANR Pipeline Co., which had planned to lay a $44 million, 92.4 mile, 24 in. pipeline from Muncie, Ind., to Lebanon, has expanded the construction project and added Panhandle Eastern Corp. as a partner.
The Lebanon project also plays a key role in Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America's plan to connect its system directly to Northern Border Pipeline and move gas to the Northeast (OGJ, Feb. 19, p. 36).
WHAT'S INVOLVED
ANR has completed laying one leg of its project, a 30 in., 37 mile line from its main line in Henry County, Ind., to the Indiana-Ohio border.
Panhandle Eastern, meanwhile, has begun laying 52 miles of 30 in. pipe from the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. main line in Grant County, Ind., to the terminus of ANR's 30 in. line at the Indiana-Ohio border.
From the border, ANR plans to lay 61 miles of 36 in. pipe to Lebanon. The $70 million link is to be in service by summer.
At Lebanon, the line will connect with Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., CNG Transmission Corp., and Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. systems.
ANR will lay the 36 in. line in Ohio, with Panhandle Eastern providing engineering services. Panhandle Eastern will be operator.
Both pipelines will share capacity of the Ohio line, which will have capacity of 480 MMcfd capable of expansion to 1 bcfd.
"The Lebanon connection will be one of ANR's major gateways to the Northeast," said ANR Chairman James F. Cordes.
Panhandle Eastern Group Vice Pres. George L. Mazanec said the project will provide Texas Eastern new access to abundant U.S. Midcontinent supplies. Texas Eastern curtailed some firm customers last December because cold weather froze off significant production volumes from its main supply region (OGJ, Mar. 5, p. 17).
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