Muncie

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line has extended an open season for a proposed pipeline expansion and extension of its Muncie Lateral until June 11. The company is planning to add 500 MMcf/d of firm transportation capacity on the lateral in Ohio and will extend the line from Grant County, IN, to Cincinnati with 124 miles of 30-inch diameter pipe. The project is designed to carry more western and southwestern supplies eastward. It would increase access to gas supply from the Midcontinent, the Rockies, the Gulf Coast and from Trunkline LNG’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Lake Charles, LA for customers in the Midwest and along the East Coast. The project would provide additional transportation capacity to Dayton, Cincinnati and East Coast markets through connections at Lebanon, OH, to Texas Eastern Transmission, Columbia Gas Transmission and Dominion Transmission. It is planned to be in service by November 2006. Previously the open season was scheduled to end on May 14. Open Season documents can be obtained by calling either Jim Van Matre at (713) 989-7625 or Gregg Russell at (713) 989-7624.