Tulsa-based Williams
receives approval for pipeline in Colorado Northwest Pipeline,
part of Tulsa-based Williams, has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission to build and operate a 30-inch-diameter natural gas transmission pipeline
in Colorado. The pipeline will bring additional gas supplies to market from the
Piceance Basin. The new 37.6-mile pipeline and related facilities, known as the
Parachute Lateral Project, will transport up to 450,000 dekatherms of natural
gas per day from Williams' production facilities in Garfield County, Colo., to
the Greasewood Hub in Rio Blanco County, Colo., where interconnects can be made
to interstate pipelines accessing other markets. The pipeline is expected to be
in-service by Jan. 1. The estimated cost of the project is $64 million. In October
and November 2005, Northwest conducted an open season to solicit binding contractual
commitments for firm transportation service on the proposed Parachute Lateral.
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