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BC Gas is holding an open season to test market interest in its proposed new Inland Pacific Connector Pipeline, a 153-mile pipeline extending from the Southern Crossing pipeline to the regional marketing hub in Huntingdon, BC (see Daily GPI, April 4).

Tuscarora Gas Transmission Co. wants to expand its 229-mile pipeline system extending from Malin, OR, to capture a growing Nevada market. Under an application filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, it would add three compressor stations and a 14-mile pipeline extension to nearly double capacity to 220 MMcf/d, up from its current 124 MMcf/d. The in-service date, if approved, would be late 2002.

California utilities’ eroding creditworthiness is extendingbeyond the electricity sector and seeping into the naturalgas-buying parts of their business as well, according to a PacificGas and Electric Co. witness testifying Friday in the ongoing stateemergency rate hearings.

Because its initial open season period of Oct. 5 through Dec. 5included the Thanksgiving holidays, Dominion is extending thedeadline to Dec. 19 for its previously announced GreenbrierPipeline project in order to continue to gauge customer interest.

The Vector Pipeline project, a proposed $470 million pipelineextending from Chicago to the Dawn hub in Ontario, is currentlyholding an open season through May 19. Vector said it is focused onselling the 300 MMcf/d dedicated to come online when its Highlandcompressor station is put in service in 2001. The open seasonstarted last week.

The Vector Pipeline project, a proposed $470 million pipelineextending from Chicago to the Dawn hub in Ontario, is currentlyholding an open season through May 19. Vector said it is focused onselling the 300 MMcf/d dedicated to come online when its Highlandcompressor station is put in service in 2001.

Tennessee is reinstating service constraints downstream ofStation 325 (Libertyville, NJ) in Zones 5 and 6 (see Daily GPI,Dec. 21) effective today.

As of today Sonat is extending application of an OFO Type 3 thattook effect Tuesday for four segments (see Daily GPI, Nov. 30) to the Birmingham Group and SouthMain Zone 3.

Questar Pipeline Co. and Colorado Interstate Gas (CIG) havesigned an agreement to jointly own a proposed 75-mile interstatenatural gas pipeline extending from the Price Area in eastern Utahto a proposed interconnect with Kern River Gas Transmission Co.(Kern River) near Elberta, UT. The line would have a minimumcapacity of 250,000 Dth/d and would begin service in winter2001-2002.