NGPL signs A/G line-expansion contracts

Dec. 12, 2005

Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America (NGPL), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Inc., has signed long-term contracts with shippers for an expansion of capacity of a 95-mile section of its 800-mile Amarillo, Tex., to Gulf Coast pipeline (A/G line).

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Dec. 12 -- Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America (NGPL), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Inc., has signed long-term contracts with shippers for an expansion of capacity of a 95-mile section of its 800-mile Amarillo, Tex., to Gulf Coast pipeline (A/G line).

The $16 million project includes installation of 9,500 hp at a new compressor site in Morris County, Tex. It will increase capacity by 139,000 dekatherms/day to 801,000 dekatherms/day.

The project is expected to be commissioned by Oct. 31, 2006, subject to regulatory approvals.