As the 800 MMcf/d Zone 3 capacity enhancement on the Rockies Express Pipeline LLC gets ready to come online, the Rover and Nexus Gas Transmission pipelines, two other major east-to-west Appalachian takeaway projects, continue vying for regulatory approval.
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Enbridge Energy Partners said it has purchased the right of way and awarded the pipeline contract for a new 107-mile, 36-inch diameter East Texas expansion project that is scheduled to be built starting this fall. The 500 MMcf/d pipeline will originate at the partnership's existing facilities near Bethel in Anderson County and will terminate at the Enbridge Carthage Hub in Panola County. It is designed to relieve transportation constraints now faced by producers from regional plays, including the Bossier Sands and Barnett Shale. "We are impressed with the strong support received from producers in the region for construction of this strategic link to key markets served by the Carthage Hub," said Enbridge Energy Co. President Dan C. Tutcher. "With this level of commitment, we are confident that this new transmission pipeline, to be constructed just south of our existing East and Northeast Texas systems, will quickly provide economical and direct access to markets thro