ANR Pipeline Co. began a non-binding open season on Wednesday to determine customer interest in contracting for additional transportation capacity on its existing natural gas pipeline system to markets along the Lebanon Lateral in southwest Ohio. The open season will run through Oct. 11.

The Lebanon Lateral expansion would provide additional transportation capacity by November 2004 at a level determined by market interest, and is primarily intended to serve incremental growth markets in Ohio, the El Paso Corp. subsidiary said. The expansion also will access markets further east in Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey through other interstate pipelines’ existing capacity.

“This project is a proposed expansion of an existing system jointly owned by ANR and Texas Eastern Transmission (Tetco),” said ANR’s Mike Stokdyk. “The jointly owned system consists of approximately 60 miles of 36-inch pipeline in southwest Ohio.” Stokdyk said the line was placed in service in 1990 with a capacity of 800 MMcf/d (400 MMcf/d from each company).

“Tetco expanded their capacity from 400 MMcf/d to 650 MMcf/d in the late ’90s by installing compression at Glen Karn, OH. This open season is being undertaken to define the market demand for ANR to expand its capacity in the lateral by installing additional compression at Glen Karn.”

Gas supply for the project can be sourced from Gulf Coast or Midcontinent production, the Joliet Hub in Illinois or ANR’s storage fields. Additional transportation capacity will be developed by increasing compression at an existing facility near Glen Karn, OH.

For additional information or to obtain an open season package, contact Mike Stokdyk of ANR Pipeline at (832) 676-5257 or via e-mail at mike.stokdyk@elpaso.com.

With a total of 10,600 miles of pipe, ANR delivers more than 1 Tcf a year. It has a peak-day delivery capacity of more than 6 Bcf, with total underground storage capacity exceeding 200 Bcf.

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