Transwestern Pipeline is going through a growth spurt with eightnew interconnect projects in service or under way, which will add300 MMcf/d in market area deliveries and 285 MMcf/d in new supplyreceipts. The new or expanded connection points will enhanceshipper access to both new supplies and markets.

“There is not a direct relationship between the two [deliveryand receipt interconnects],” said Jeff Fawcett, a Transwesternrepresentative. “It is kind of coincidental in nature that theycame at the same time, but we have ongoing activities to connectnew supply and create additional opportunities for gas to both bereceived into Transwestern as well as be delivered out ofTranswestern.”

Included in the delivery interconnect projects, Transwestern, anEnron unit, recently put 100 MMcf/d into service for new access tomarkets around Las Vegas with completion of the Southwest Gasinterconnect located in the West of Thoreau area.

Two other delivery interconnects are expected to be in serviceduring the second quarter of 2001. Transwestern will add a 120MMcf/d delivery interconnect with Citizens Arizona Gas fordeliveries to the Griffith Energy Power Plant and a 90 MMcf/ddelivery interconnect to a soon to be completed Calpine plant, bothlocated near Kingman in the West of Thoreau area.

On the supply side, Transwestern recently has added an 80 MMcf/dreceipt interconnect in the East of Thoreau area with Natural GasPipeline Co. The company also said that it has hooked up a newwellhead supply interconnect with Enron Oil & Gas located inthe East of Thoreau area. The addition will bump current supplyfrom 20 MMcf/d to more than 35 MMcf/d.

Transwestern also has three receipt projects scheduled forcompletion early next year. The pipeline said it expects toincrease receipt capacity by 100 MMcf/d at its interconnect withRed Cedar Gathering south of La Plata in the San Juan area laterthis month, and to put a new 50 MMcf/d receipt interconnect withRed Cedar Gathering in service by March 2001. The company also isplanning to complete a new 40 MMcf/d receipt interconnect with ElPaso Field Services in East of Thoreau which is scheduled to be inservice January 2001.

Transwestern Pipeline’s system consists of approximately 2,700miles of natural gas pipeline with combined east-west deliverycapability of 1.7 Bcf/day. For further information ontransportation with Transwestern Pipeline Co., contact Fawcett at713-853-1521.

Alex Steis

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