NGI's Transwestern Article

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Natural Gas Intellingence, Wednesday, December 6, 2000

Transwestern Adds Receipt and Delivery Points
Transwestern Pipeline is going through a growth spurt with eight new
interconnect projects in service or under way, which will add 300 MMcf/d in
market area deliveries and 285 MMcf/d in new supply receipts. The new or
expanded connection points will enhance shipper access to both new supplies
and markets.
"There is not a direct relationship between the two [delivery and receipt
interconnects]," said Jeff Fawcett, a Transwestern representative. "It is
kind of coincidental in nature that they came at the same time, but we have
ongoing activities to connect new supply and create additional opportunities
for gas to both be received into Transwestern as well as be delivered out of
Transwestern."
Included in the delivery interconnect projects, Transwestern, an Enron unit,
recently put 100 MMcf/d into service for new access to markets around Las
Vegas with completion of the Southwest Gas interconnect located in the West
of Thoreau area.
Two other delivery interconnects are expected to be in service during the
second quarter of 2001. Transwestern will add a 120 MMcf/d delivery
interconnect with Citizens Arizona Gas for deliveries to the Griffith Energy
Power Plant and a 90 MMcf/d delivery interconnect to a soon to be completed
Calpine plant, both located near Kingman in the West of Thoreau area.
On the supply side, Transwestern recently has added an 80 MMcf/d receipt
interconnect in the East of Thoreau area with Natural Gas Pipeline Co. The
company also said that it has hooked up a new wellhead supply interconnect
with Enron Oil & Gas located in the East of Thoreau area. The addition will
bump current supply from 20 MMcf/d to more than 35 MMcf/d.
Transwestern also has three receipt projects scheduled for completion early
next year. The pipeline said it expects to increase receipt capacity by 100
MMcf/d at its interconnect with Red Cedar Gathering south of La Plata in the
San Juan area later this month, and to put a new 50 MMcf/d receipt
interconnect with Red Cedar Gathering in service by March 2001. The company
also is planning to complete a new 40 MMcf/d receipt interconnect with El
Paso Field Services in East of Thoreau which is scheduled to be in service
January 2001.
Transwestern Pipeline's system consists of approximately 2,700 miles of
natural gas pipeline with combined east-west delivery capability of 1.7
Bcf/day. For further information on transportation with Transwestern Pipeline
Co., contact Fawcett at 713-853-1521.