Liquids

Aux Sable Liquid Products Inc. said its new natural gas liquids(NGL) extraction and fractionation facilities in Channahon, IL, wentinto operation last Friday in conjunction with the start-up of serviceon the Alliance Pipeline system (see Daily GPI, Dec. 1, 2000).

An Abilene, TX natural gas liquids pipeline owned by ExxonMobilCorp. remained shut down Friday night after an explosion killed apolice detective who was first on the scene of the accident, sent awoman to the hospital and forced the evacuation of nearbyresidents.

Texas and Mexico are working on a collaborative agreement thatwould establish a natural gas and liquids pipeline permittingprocess for potential future projects.

Texas and Mexico are working on a collaborative agreement thatwould establish a natural gas and liquids pipeline permittingprocess for potential future projects.

An Abilene, TX natural gas liquids pipeline owned by ExxonMobilCorp. remained shut down Friday night after an explosion killed apolice detective who was first on the scene of the accident, sent awoman to the hospital and forced the evacuation of nearbyresidents.

Due to nominations exceeding capacity, Transwestern wasallocating capacity Monday on the San Juan Lateral, affecting 18points.

Tejas Natural Gas Liquids, LLC, and Marathon Oil Co. areplanning to build a new gas processing plant near Centerville, LA.The $30 million Neptune Gas Processing Plant initially will handle300 MMcf/d of production delivered from deep-water wells in theGulf of Mexico.

Dynegy Inc. (formerly NGC Corp.) sold its Haynesville, LA, gasprocessing and fractionation facility and related gas and gasliquids pipeline systems to Duke Energy Field Services. The sale ofthe non-strategic asset continues the rationalization of certaingas processing plants acquired from Trident and Chevron, which hasresulted in greater operating efficiencies and lower costs, Dynegysaid.

Williams announced its Mid-America Pipeline subsidiary willexpand its natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline system in the RockyMountains from 75,000 b/d to 125,000 b/d. The expansion involvesthe construction of a 412-mile pipeline that extends from DaggettCounty in northeast Utah to near Bloomfield, NM. The new line runsparallel to the existing Mid-America system. Construction isscheduled to begin in August, with an initial in service date ofJan. 1, 1999.