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Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. Tuesday began a non-binding open season through March 31 for its new Atlantic Supply Expansion project, which is designed to meet growing natural gas demand in the Northeast.

Owensboro, KY-based Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline is holding a binding open season through Feb. 25 to test market interest in its proposed Ozark Trails Expansion Project. The project would include adding pipeline capacity along multiple segments of its 6,000-mile pipeline system, which serves St. Louis, Wichita, and Kansas City, among other markets in the Midcontinent and Midwest regions.

Sempra Energy announced Thursday it has signed a non-binding sale to Tractebel of up to one-third of the throughput capacity of its proposed 1.5 Bcf/d liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Cameron, LA. It expects to have a definitive, 20-year contract by June 30. But it also has been fighting off perceptions of legal complications surrounding a second North American LNG project — its Engeria Costa Azul proposed terminal in North Baja — triggered by local opponents of the project.

Sempra Energy announced Thursday it has signed a non-binding deal with a unit of Tractebel for up to a third of the throughput capacity of the proposed 1.5 Bcf/d liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Cameron, LA, noting it should have a definitive, 20-year contract by June 30, but it was also fighting off perceptions of legal complications surrounding a second North American LNG project — its Engeria Costa Azul proposed terminal in North Baja — triggered by local opponents of the project.

Owensboro, KY-based Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline is holding a binding open season through Feb. 25 to test market interest in its proposed Ozark Trails Expansion Project. The project would include adding pipeline capacity along multiple segments of its 6,000-mile pipeline system, which serves St. Louis, Wichita, and Kansas City, among other markets in the Midcontinent and Midwest regions.

Gulf South Pipeline LP and Texas Gas Transmission LLC began simultaneous non-binding open seasons on Friday to expand natural gas supply from the Barnett Shale and Bossier Trends in Texas and Louisiana. The proposed in-service date for incremental firm capacity could be as early as Nov. 1, with some capacity available as soon as March 1.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. is holding a binding open season to obtain commitments for firm capacity on its proposed Northeast ConneXion-New England expansion project. The open season began Friday (Oct. 15) and will conclude on Dec. 15.

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. said Monday it is holding a binding open season to obtain commitments for firm capacity on its proposed Northeast ConneXion-New England expansion project. The open season began Friday and will conclude on Dec. 15.

Unocal Midstream & Trade (UMT) is holding a non-binding open season through Oct. 27 for 6 Bcf of natural gas storage capacity at its proposed Sabine Pass Gas Storage facility. Construction on the new facility, which will be located within Unocal Corp.’s terminal operations near Beaumont, TX, is scheduled to start in 2006, with operations underway by late 2008.