MarkWest Pioneer LLC is holding a nonbinding open season/reverse open season through 5 p.m. MDT July 20 to determine whether to expand the Arkoma Connector, a 50-mile interstate natural gas pipeline initially designed to deliver 625,000 Dth/d from the Woodford Shale to pipelines destined for eastern markets. MarkWest Pioneer said it received inquiries about adding firm transportation service to the Arkoma Connector. The reverse open season would determine whether existing shippers want to return “all or a portion of their current firm transportation entitlements,” MarkWest said. Precedent agreements are in place with two anchor shippers: Newfield Exploration Mid-Continent Inc. for 500,000 Dth/d of firm transportation for nine years, and Chesapeake Energy Marketing Inc. for 76,000 Dth/d of firm transportation for 10 years. The 24-inch diameter Arkoma Connector, which is nearing completion, would extend from the outlet of a MarkWest affiliate’s existing treating plant in northeast Oklahoma to near Bennington, OK, where it would interconnect with the Midcontinent Express Pipeline and Gulf Crossing Pipeline systems. The project includes 19,500 hp of added compression at two compressor stations and associated facilities in Oklahoma’s Coal, Atoka and Bryan counties.
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Arkoma Connector Pipeline Expansion Considered
MarkWest Pioneer LLC on Monday launched a nonbinding open season/reverse open season to determine whether to expand the Arkoma Connector, a 50-mile interstate natural gas pipeline initially designed to deliver 625,000 Dth/d from the Woodford Shale to pipelines destined for eastern markets.
More than 5 Bcf of Texas Storage Capacity Offered
ONEOK Partners LP subsidiary ONEOK Texas Gas Storage LLC (OTGS) is holding a nonbinding open season through July 22 for firm gas storage capacity at its Loop, TX, facility.
California Gas Storage Project Applies at FERC
Having launched a nonbinding open season in early June, the backers of the proposed Tricor Ten Section Hub LLC underground natural gas storage project in California filed an application with FERC Tuesday, seeking a certificate for their project by February. They seek to operate a high-deliverability, multi-cycle storage facility in Kern County, 10 miles southwest of Bakersfield.
Kern River Offering Capacity to California
Kern River Gas Transmission Co. is holding a nonbinding open season through June 18 for firm year-round transportation service from receipt points in Wyoming and Utah to delivery points into California. Any new expansion service resulting from the open season would be available by Jan. 1, 2013.
Capacity Available at Pine Prairie Storage in Louisiana
PAA Natural Gas Storage LLC (PNGS) is holding a nonbinding open season for 2 Bcf of firm gas storage service to be available in the second quarter of 2010 at its Pine Prairie salt-cavern storage facility in Evangeline Parish, LA.
Industry Brief
Petal Gas Storage LLC, a subsidiary of Houston-based Enterprise Products Partners LP, will conduct a nonbinding open season for approximately 3 Bcf of firm capacity at its gas storage facility near Petal, MS, the company said. The open season is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. CDT on May 11, and will conclude May 21 at 3 p.m. CDT. The additional capacity is expected to be available in spring 2011. For information, contact Russ Kovin at (713) 381-7925 or rkovin@epco.com. Enterprise also said an interconnect operated by CenterPoint Energy between the Petal facility and the Southeast Supply Header pipeline is now in service. The bidirectional meter has a capacity of 750 MMcf/d and provides access to Florida markets.
Cadeville Storage Open Season Runs Through April
Cadeville Gas Storage LLC is holding a nonbinding open season for a planned gas storage facility in Ouachita Parish about 10 miles southwest of Monroe, LA.
Industry Briefs
UGI Corp.’s UGI LNG Inc. subsidiary is holding a nonbinding open season through Feb. 25 for the proposed expansion of its Temple LNG (liquefied natural gas) peaking facility near Reading, PA. The expansion would involve adding a 1 Bcf LNG storage tank and increased deliverability of 150 MMcf/d to provide on-peak supplies for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast markets. The expansion would connect directly to the Texas Eastern Transmission system and would be in service no later than 2012. The existing 0.25 Bcf Temple facility has operated since 1972. Any party interested in contracting for service must submit a bid by 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 25. For information and a bid package, contact Matt Dutzman at (610) 568-1362 or mdutzman@ugilng.com.
Transco Offering More Expansion Capacity to the Southeast
Williams Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) is holding a nonbinding open season through Feb. 26 for expansion capacity to serve southeastern markets. This project would be in addition to a similar expansion the company announced last year.
