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New Pipeline: Kensington Plant to Canadian Markets
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Affiliates of Hilcorp Energy and NiSource are combining with two pipeline companies in the newly announced Unity Pipeline Project to create a 380-mile pipeline from the UEO Buckeye gas processing plant in Kensington, Columbiana County, to carry condensate and natural gasoline to serve markets in Canada.
The project was announced Nov. 4.
Unity Pipeline Co. LLC is a joint venture among Hilcorp affiliate Harvest Pipeline Co., NiSource’s Columbia Pipeline Group, Somerset Gas Transmission Co. and Crossroads Pipeline Co. The venture is beginning a two-phase open season to elicit commitments from prospective shippers seeking transportation service on the proposed diluent pipeline.
Utilizing new and existing infrastructure, the Unity Pipeline Project will connect a new source of diluent supply from Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to "ever-increasing demand in western Canada," the company said.
Assuming sufficient producer interest resulting from the open season periods, the projected pipeline would consist of a new 12-inch pipeline from Kensington to connect to Somerset’s existing North Coast Pipeline originating at Mantua, Ohio. The pipeline would further connect to the Crossroads Pipeline at Cygnet, Ohio, and ultimately would terminate in Griffith, Ind., at an interconnection with Explorer Pipeline.
The North Coast and Crossroads pipeline systems, which currently transport natural gas flowing west to east, would be reversed and converted from natural gas transportation service to diluent transportation service, the companies said. In addition to the diluent mainline, a new gathering system would also be constructed to gather diluent products from the Marcellus and Utica regions. This system would deliver light condensate and natural gasoline to an interconnection with Unity Pipeline in Kensington.
“The Unity Project will provide the rapidly growing Canadian market with the most cost-effective access to light condensate and natural gasoline from both the Marcellus and Utica Shale Plays,” said Steve Jacobs, president of Harvest Pipeline. “This open season is in response to the significant interest expressed by producers in the U.S. and Canada.”
SOURCE: Unity Pipeline LLC
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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