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Guardian Pipeline said it bought five engine compressor packages totaling
22,225 hp to provide natural gas compression on its 141-mile, 660 MMcf/d pipeline in Illinois and Wisconsin. It purchased the compressors from Compressor Systems, Inc. of Midland, TX. Combined, the compressors will be capable of delivering up to 750 MMcf/d of gas on Guardian. "Guardian Pipeline is continuing to make steady progress. This purchase agreement for a major equipment component keeps Guardian on track to meet its scheduled in-service date of November 2002," said George Hass, Guardian project manager. A final Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) decision on the Guardian Pipeline is expected by early 2001. In June, FERC issued a Preliminary Determination that the pipeline is in the public interest, subject to the outcome of its environmental review, and in July, FERC staff issued a favorable Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the project. In addition, the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin made a preliminary dete rmination on the project in October, accepting the economics of a Wisconsin Gas lateral pipeline, which will connect Guardian with Wisconsin Gas' distribution system. Guardian will transport gas from interconnections with Alliance, Northern Border, Midwestern, and NGPL at the Chicago hub near Joliet, IL, to northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin markets starting in November 2002. Its sponsors include CMS, WICOR and Viking Gas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --
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