Vector Pipeline and Guardian Pipeline Announce New Interconnection
02 November 2004 - 12:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Vector Pipeline and Guardian Pipeline Announce New Interconnection
LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new interconnect
between Vector Pipeline L.P. and Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C. near
Joliet in Will County, Ill., is now available for service. With a
design capacity of 100 MMcf/d, the Joliet interconnection is
expandable to 400 MMcf/d. "This interconnection offers Vector
shippers and storage providers access to Wisconsin markets via
Guardian," said Craig R. Fishbeck, Vector president. "Additionally,
Vector's shippers will now have access to additional supplies off
other pipelines, such as Midwestern Gas Transmission and Natural
Gas Pipeline of America, by utilizing Guardian's hub services."
"Interconnecting with Vector gives natural gas markets in southern
Wisconsin competitive access to alternative storage providers in
Michigan and Ontario," said Richard Gielecki, Guardian president.
"This interconnect also provides an additional outlet for MGT and
NGPL gas via Guardian's competitive hub services." The 42-inch
Vector Pipeline transports Western Canadian natural gas from the
Chicago market hub in Joliet to the hub at Dawn, Ontario, providing
access to markets and storage in the upper Midwest and eastern
Canada. Vector Pipeline L.P. is a joint venture between
Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. (NYSE/TSE: ENB), with a 60 percent
interest, and Detroit-based DTE Energy Company (NYSE:DTE), with a
40 percent interest. Information about Vector is available online
at http://www.vector-pipeline.com/ . Information about Enbridge and
DTE Energy is available at http://www.enbridge.com/ and
http://www.dteenergy.com/, respectively. Guardian Pipeline, L.L.C.
is a partnership of three Midwest energy companies: Wisconsin
Energy Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis.; WPS Resources
Corporation, headquartered in Green Bay, Wis.; and Viking Gas
Transmission, a subsidiary of Northern Border Partners, L.P.,
headquartered in Omaha, Neb. Guardian Pipeline provides competitive
natural gas transportation service from its hub near Joliet, Ill.,
to markets in southern Wisconsin. The 142-mile pipeline from Joliet
to Ixonia, Wis., has 750,000 Dth/d of capacity, which is 98-percent
subscribed. Information about Guardian Pipeline is available at
http://www.guardianpipeline.com/ . DATASOURCE: Vector Pipeline L.P.
CONTACT: Larry Springer, media contact for Vector, +1-713-821-2253,
; or Ralph Deptolla media contact for Guardian, +1- 262-442-4865,
Web site: http://www.enbridgepartners.com/ http://www.enbridge.com/
http://www.vector-pipeline.com/ http://www.dteenergy.com/
http://www.guardianpipeline.com/
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