Ozark Gas Transmission LLC, an affiliate of Tulsa, OK-based Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent LLC, is proposing to build a new pipeline to transport natural gas from the developing Fayetteville Shale area in Arkansas.

The project calls for the construction of approximately 160 miles of at least 36-inch diameter pipeline from White County, AR, in the North-Central part of the state to proposed interconnects with Trunkline Gas Co. and Texas Gas Transmission near Dyersburg, TN, in the northwest portion of the state, as well as 20,000 horsepower of compression facilities.

The proposed pipeline would have initial capacity of up to 700,000 Dth/d, with the ability to expand up to 1.2 million Dth/d, according to Ozark Gas. Construction is expected to be completed as early as Nov. 1, 2010.

A nonbinding open season on the $400 million-plus project was held through May 15.

Ozark Gas Transmission, an interstate pipeline, operates 565 miles of gas transmission pipeline in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri. It interconnects with both intrastate and interstate pipelines, including Oklahoma Natural Gas, Enogex, Texas Eastern Transmission, Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, Mississippi River Transmission, Atmos, Arkansas Western Gas and Arkansas Oklahoma Gas. Ozark Gas also operates 365 miles of gas gathering pipeline in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

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