| REGION | TRANSNATIONAL PIPELINE (NAME) | OIL/GAS | PLANNED (P), IN-PROGRESS (IP) or COMPLETED (C) | IF BEING PLANNED, IN WHICH STAGE OF PLANNING. ALSO, PROJECTED START/COMPLETION DATES. | STARTING POINT | ENDING POINT | TRANSIT STATE(S) | CAPACITY (INITIAL) | LENGTH | DIAMETER | DATE OF COMPLETION | OPERATION COMMENCEMENT DATE | CAPITAL COST | OWNERSHIP/MANAGEMENT | TARIFF/TRANSIT FEES | DISPUTES | ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES | NOTES | SOURCE | SECURITY | SIZE OF SECURITY | TARGET OF TERRORIST ATTACK | |||||||||
| GOVERNMENT PROVIDED / FUNDED | PRIVATELY FUNDED | NUMBER OF SECURITY PERSONNEL | COSTS | IF YES, LAST INCIDENT (YEAR)? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Piedras Negras | Natural gas | C | Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S. | Piedras Negras, Mexico | 38 MMcf/d | 6-mile | Constructed by Tidelands Oil and Gas Corp. | This is a bi-directional pipeline. | EIA, North America June 2002. U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Overview of Mexico, Oct 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naco | Natural gas | C | Naco, Arizona, U.S. | Mexico | 300 MMcf/d | 23-mile | 16-inch | April 2000. | Constructed by Sempra Energy International | EIA, North America June 2002. U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Overview of Mexico, Oct 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ciudad Juárez | Natural gas | C | Mexico | U.S. | 80 MMcf/d | 2-mile | 16-inch | EIA, North America June 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reynosa | Natural gas | C | Mexico | U.S. | Combined capacity of 485 MMcf/d (Tetco 250 MMcf/d and Tennessee 235 MMcf/d) | 7.5-mile | 24-inch | EIA, North America June 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Baja Pipeline | Natural gas | C | Arizona/California border, U.S. | Baja California, Mexico | Initially 200 Mmcf/d, expanded to 500 Mmcf/d in Dec 2002. | 220-mile (80-mile U.S. segment and a 140-mile Mexican segment). | September 2002. | $230 million | PG&E, Sempra Energy, and Mexico’s Proxima Gas SA de CV constructed the pipeline. PG&E built the 80-mile U.S. portion and Sempra Energy oversaw construction of the 135 miles in Mexico. Partners include TransCanada GTN System and Sempra Energy International. | The pipeline delivers natural gas to its Mexican counterpart for shipment to several gas-fired power plants located in Baja California, Mexico. On February 7, 2006, North Baja filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct an expansion of the pipeline. | EIA, Expansion and Change on the U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network 2002. TransCanada North Baja System Website (http://www.northbajapipeline.com/company_info/) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Samalayuca | Natural gas | C | U.S. | Mexico | 272 MMcf/d | 40-mile | 24-inch | 1997 | Slightly less than half (22 miles) of the pipeline is in the United States, with the other 23 miles in Mexico. | EIA, North America June 2002. U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Overview of Mexico, Oct 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Coral | Natural gas | C | U.S. | Mexico | 300 MMcf/d | 104-mile | October 2000. | $50 million | Coral Mexico Pipeline LLC owns and operates the U.S. portion, while PEMEX owns and operates the Mexican operation. | The pipeline is designed to transport gas in both directions, though currently gas is flowing in one direction only, from southwest Texas to the PEMEX facility. | EIA, North America June 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland Natural Gas Transmission System | Natural gas | C | Quebec, Canada | greater New England, U.S. | 0.2 Bcf/d | 280-mile | EIA, Canada April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iroquois Gas Transmission System Pipeline | Natural gas | C | Canada | Long Island, New York, U.S. | 0.9 Bcf/d | 411-mile | Owned by Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P., a partnership of affiliates of U.S. and Canadian energy companies: TransCanada Iroquois Ltd. (29.0%), Dominion Iroquois, Inc. (24.72%), North East Transmission Co., Inc. (19.4%), TCPL Northeast Ltd. (15.48%), NJNR Pipeline Company (5.53%), TEN Transmission Company (4.87%), KeySpan IGTS Corp. (1.0%). Its wholly owned subsidiary, the Iroquois Pipeline Operating Company, headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, is the agent for and operator of the pipeline. | To meet increased demands for new sources of natural gas in New England and New York, Iroquois Gas Transmission System, LP (Iroquois), with its MarketAccess Project, is working in conjunction with Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc (Con Ed), the Algonquin Gas Transmission System, LLC (Algonquin) and the Millennium Gas Transmission System (Millennium) to transport an additional 100 million cubic feet per day of natural gas to New York City. Together with a related application filed by Empire Pipeline, the overall project has been dubbed the Northeast – 07 (“NE-07”) Project. In December of 2006, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which is the lead and certificating agency for this project, approved all aspects of the NE-07 Project with conditions. Iroquois expects to begin construction by the Spring of 2008. | EIA, Canada April 2007. Iroquois Pipeline website (www.iroquois.com/new-Internet/igts/index.asp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Lakes Gas Transmission | Natural gas | C | Emerson, Manitoba, Canada | U.S. | 2.4 Bcf/d | 2,000-mile | The pipeline runs from Manitoba to St. Clair, Ontario, servicing Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. | EIA, Canada April 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gas Transmission Northwest (GTN) | Natural gas | C | British Columbia, Canada | Oregan-California border, U.S. | The GTN System can transport more than 2.9 billion cubic feet of gas a day (Bcf/d). More than 2.1 Bcf/d can be delivered to California, and up to 1 Bcf/d to the Pacific Northwest (though typical deliveries there are 600-700 million cubic feet a day). | 612-mile | December 2, 1961. | The GTN System is part of TransCanada Corp. | The GTN System was the first fully automated natural gas pipeline in the U.S. | EIA, Canada April 2007. GTN website (www.gastransmissionnw.com/) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platte | Oil | C | Hardisty, Alberta, Canada | Wood River, Illinois, U.S. | 120,000 bbl/d | 930-mile | Operated by Kinder Morgan Canada (formerly Terasen) | Extended from the Express pipeline. | EIA, Canada April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Express | Oil | C | Hardisty, Alberta, Canada | Casper, Wyoming, U.S. | 170,000 bbl/d | 790-mile | Operated by Kinder Morgan Canada (formerly Terasen) | EIA, Canada April 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trans Mountain Pipe Line (TMPL) | Oil | C | Alberta, Canada | Washington, U.S. | Operated by Kinder Morgan Canada (formerly Terasen) | An extension of the original TMPL pipeline. | EIA, Canada April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spearhead | Oil | C | Canada | Cusching, Oklahoma, U.S. | 125,000 bbl/d. To be expanded to 190,000 bbl/d by early 2009. | 650-mile | Operated by Enbridge Pipelines, one of two major oil pipeline operators in Canada. | Originally carrying oil from Cushing, Oklahoma to Chicago, Illinois, Enbridge received regulatory approval in late 2004 to reverse the flow of the pipeline, allowing it to export oil from Canada deep into the U.S. market, according to the EIA's Canada Country Analysis Brief. Will undergo an expansion to be completed by early 2009. | EIA, Canada April 2007. Enbridge News Release, April 27, 2007, "Enbridge Announces Successful Conclusion of Spearhead Pipeline Expansion Open Season" (www.enbridge.com/investor/pdf/2007-04-27-spearhead.pdf) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millennium | Natural gas | P | Received FERC go-ahead on Sept 19 2002. Current plans are for Phase I to be in service by Nov 2006. Second phase is currently on hold until 2008 or later owing to increased competition and a changed market in the New York City metropolitan area. | Canada | New York and Pennsylvania, U.S. | 714 MMcf/d | 425-mile | $700 million | 224 miles of the project will replace and upgrade a 50-year old pipeline system owned and operated by Columbia Gas Transmission Corp. | EIA, United States Nov 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mackenzie Valley | Natural gas | P | Project pending upon satisfactory completion of regulatory and environmental reviews. | Canada | U.S. | 1.2 Bcf/d | 760-mile | $8 billion | Consortium of natural gas companies: Led by Imperial Oil, majority owned by ExxonMobil, and including Shell Canada, ConocoPhillips, and APG. | Environmental reviews pending. | EIA, United States Nov 2005 and EIA, Canada April 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maritimes & Northeast [Map] | Natural gas | C | Sable Island, Canada | Dracut, Massachusetts, U.S. | 530,000 MMBtu/d | 780-mile | January 2000. | $1.2 billion | Ownership: Spectra Energy (77.5%), Emera, Inc. (12.9%), ExxonMobil (9.5%). M&N Operating Company (a subsidiary of Spectra Energy), is responsible for operating and maintaining the pipeline. | EIA, United States Nov 2005 and EIA, Canada April 2007. Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline website (www.mnpp.com) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Border [Map] | Natural gas | C | Canada | Chicago area, U.S. | late 1999 | TransCanada Northern Border Inc. serves as the operator of the Northern Border Pipeline system. | A further extension to Indiana entered service in 2001. | EIA, United States Nov 2005. Northern Border Pipeline Company website (www.northernborder.com) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alliance [Map] | Natural gas | C | Gordondale, Alberta, Canada | Chicago, Illinois area, U.S. | 1.3 Bcf/d | 970-mile | December 2000. | $2.5 billion | Operated by Alliance Pipeline Limited, a partnership of Enbridge and the Fort Chicago Energy Partners income fund. Its U.S.-based partner company operates the U.S. portion. | The U.S. portion of the pipeline runs 890 miles to Illinois. | EIA, United States Nov 2005 and EIA, Canada April 2007. Alliance Pipeline website (http://info.alliance-pipeline.com/#) | ||||||||||||||||||||