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Providing a new outlet for Appalachian Basin gas production, Duke Energy Gas Transmission’s (DEGT) East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) placed into service its 32-mile Jewell Ridge pipeline project, which will transport up to 235,000 Dth/d of production from CNX Gas Corp. and other Appalachian natural gas producers to customers in the growing southeastern and Mid Atlantic markets.

Providing a new outlet for Appalachian Basin gas production, Duke Energy Gas Transmission’s (DEGT) East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) placed into service its 32-mile Jewell Ridge pipeline project, which will transport up to 235,000 Dth/d of production from CNX Gas Corp. and other Appalachian natural gas producers to customers in the growing southeastern and Mid Atlantic markets.

Saying that current natural gas market dynamics make salt cavern storage “vital” for growing demand, Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) said Friday that its Market Hub Partners (MHP) unit is conducting an open season for customers seeking the “flexibility and reliability” of salt cavern storage services.

Saying that current natural gas market dynamics make salt cavern storage “vital” for growing demand, Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) said Friday that its Market Hub Partners (MHP) unit is conducting an open season for customers seeking the “flexibility and reliability” of salt cavern storage services.

Duke Energy said Algonquin Gas Transmission is planning a new 3.5 mile, 18-inch diameter natural gas pipeline in the Cape Cod towns of Sandwich and Bourne, MA, to serve gas customer growth. “The Cape Cod Lateral will provide KeySpan with firm natural gas transportation service to continue reliably supplying the growing Cape Cod market,” said Bill Yardley, vice president, marketing, business development and customer service. The proposed pipeline and related facilities will provide KeySpan with 38,000 Dth/d of firm capacity under a 15-year agreement. “Over the past few years, we’ve experienced increased demand for natural gas on Cape Cod as more homeowners are catching onto the benefits of this clean and environmentally friendly heating fuel,” said Nicholas Stavropoulos, president of KeySpan Energy Delivery. “This project, if approved, will provide additional capacity and enable KeySpan to maintain system reliability and enhance delivery capability throughout the Cape Cod area.” An application for the expansion was filed April 21 with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Service is expected in November 2007.

Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) said it will expand the Texas Eastern Transmission system from Lebanon, OH, to New Jersey by up to 150,000 Dth/d to meet firm contracts with PSEG Power LLC and New Jersey Natural Gas.

Duke Energy Gas Transmission (DEGT) said Thursday that a “robust and diverse response” to its recently completed Lebanon East open season has confirmed that additional capacity is necessary to better serve Ohio and Pennsylvania markets. During the open season, shippers expressed interest in more than 1.2 Bcf/d through nonbinding firm transportation agreements. The solicitation ran from Dec. 1, 2005 to March 1, 2006.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss charges against a former Duke Energy North America LLC (DENA) trading executive whose case ended in a mistrial in December (see Daily GPI, Dec. 7, 2005).

Williams and Duke Energy announced Monday that their Gulfstream Natural Gas pipeline system from the Mobile Bay area to the Florida peninsula signed a new 48,000 Dth/d long-term transportation agreement with Teco Energy utility subsidiary Tampa Electric this week, making the pipeline system about 70% subscribed.