Message-ID: <13691186.1075844047808.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 07:08:00 -0700 (PDT) From: lorna.brennan@enron.com To: bill.cordes@enron.com, julie.mccoy@enron.com, steve.klimesh@enron.com, sarabeth.smith@enron.com, gary.sova@enron.com, rob.wilson@enron.com, lon.stanton@enron.com, keith.petersen@enron.com, michele.winckowski@enron.com, donna.martens@enron.com, josie.call@enron.com, bret.fritch@enron.com, donald.vignaroli@enron.com, margaret.carson@enron.com, roger.westfall@enron.com, steve.thomas@enron.com, doug.aschwege@enron.com, judy.beck@enron.com, ken.anderson@enron.com, bryan.reinecke@enron.com, robert.johnson@enron.com, carolyn.descoteaux@enron.com, becki.souci@enron.com, gary.choquette@enron.com, ld.stephens@enron.com, john.goodpasture@enron.com, michael.ratner@enron.com, rockey.storie@enron.com, kent.miller@enron.com, john.dushinske@enron.com, dave.neubauer@enron.com, bill.fowler@enron.com, michael.bodnar@enron.com, joni.bollinger@enron.com, david.badura@enron.com, janet.bowers@enron.com, craig.buehler@enron.com, bob.burleson@enron.com, allen.cohrs@enron.com, john.fiscus@enron.com, steve.gilbert@enron.com, morgan.gottsponer@enron.com, stephen.herber@enron.com, dana.jones@enron.com, stephanie.korbelik@enron.com, bill.mangels@enron.com, penny.mccarran@enron.com, vernon.mercaldo@enron.com, larry.pavlou@enron.com, eileen.peebles@enron.com, tony.perry@enron.com, loren.penkava@enron.com, ken.powers@enron.com, chris.sebesta@enron.com, frank.semin@enron.com, neal.shaw@enron.com, larry.swett@enron.com, kay.threet@enron.com, mike.ullom@enron.com, lisa.valley@enron.com, chuck.wilkinson@enron.com, jim.wiltfong@enron.com, jo.williams@enron.com, karen.lagerstrom@enron.com, ray.stelly@enron.com, bob.stevens@enron.com, sue.neville@enron.com, mike.barry@enron.com, martha.janousek@enron.com, kimberly.watson@enron.com, don.powell@enron.com, steve.weller@enron.com, michael.stage@enron.com, tim.johanson@enron.com, laura.lantefield@enron.com, frank.oldenhuis@enron.com, jeff.nielsen@enron.com, tracy.schwartzkopf@enron.com, robert.mason@enron.com, sean.bolks@enron.com, miriam.martinez@enron.com, lee.ferrell@enron.com, john.williams@enron.com, reyna.cabrera@enron.com, lynn.blair@enron.com, rick.dietz@enron.com, steven.january@enron.com, sheila.nacey@enron.com, dari.dornan@enron.com, maria.pavlou@enron.com, jim.talcott@enron.com, mary.miller@enron.com, michel.nelson@enron.com, mike.mcgowan@enron.com, julia.white@enron.com, drew.fossum@enron.com, glen.hass@enron.com, mary.darveaux@enron.com, rita.bianchi@enron.com, ranelle.paladino@enron.com, shelley.corman@enron.com, steven.harris@enron.com, jeffery.fawcett@enron.com, lorraine.lindberg@enron.com, kevin.hyatt@enron.com, christine.stokes@enron.com, tk.lohman@enron.com, michelle.lokay@enron.com, lindy.donoho@enron.com, lee.huber@enron.com, susan.scott@enron.com Subject: Alliance Pipeline Construction is Complete Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Lorna Brennan X-To: Bill Cordes, Julie McCoy, Steve Klimesh, Sarabeth Smith, Gary Sova, Rob Wilson, Lon Stanton, Keith Petersen, Michele Winckowski, Donna Martens, Josie Call, Bret Fritch, Donald Vignaroli, Margaret Carson, Roger Westfall, Steve Thomas, Doug Aschwege, Judy Beck, Ken Anderson, Bryan Reinecke, Robert L Johnson, Carolyn DesCoteaux, Becki Sans Souci, Gary Choquette, LD Stephens, John Goodpasture, Michael Ratner, Rockey Storie, Kent Miller, John Dushinske, Dave Neubauer, Bill Fowler, Michael Bodnar, Joni Bollinger, David Badura, Janet Bowers, Craig Buehler, Bob Burleson, Allen Cohrs, John Fiscus, Steve Gilbert, Morgan Gottsponer, Stephen Herber, Dana Jones, Stephanie Korbelik, Bill Mangels, Penny McCarran, Vernon Mercaldo, Larry Pavlou, Eileen Peebles, Tony Perry, Loren Penkava, Ken Powers, Chris Sebesta, Frank Semin, Neal Shaw, Larry Swett, Kay Threet, Mike Ullom, Lisa Valley, Chuck Wilkinson, Jim Wiltfong, Jo Williams, Karen Lagerstrom, Ray Stelly, Bob Stevens, Sue M Neville, Mike Barry, Martha Janousek, Kimberly Watson, Don Powell, Steve Weller, Michael G Stage, Tim Johanson, Laura Lantefield, Frank Oldenhuis, Jeff Nielsen, Tracy Schwartzkopf, Robert Mason, Sean Bolks, Miriam Martinez, Lee Ferrell, John Williams, Reyna Cabrera, Lynn Blair, Rick Dietz, Steven January, Sheila Nacey, Dari Dornan, Maria Pavlou, Jim Talcott, Mary Kay Miller, Michel Nelson, Mike McGowan, Julia White, Drew Fossum, Glen Hass, Mary Darveaux, Rita Bianchi, Ranelle Paladino, Shelley Corman, Steven Harris, Jeffery Fawcett, Lorraine Lindberg, Kevin Hyatt, Christine Stokes, TK Lohman, Michelle Lokay, Lindy Donoho, Lee Huber, Susan Scott X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Michelle_Lokay_Dec2000_June2001_1\Notes Folders\Articles X-Origin: LOKAY-M X-FileName: mlokay.nsf Note: This text was released today by Natural Gas Intelligence after an interview with Alliance personnel Construction Completed on Alliance Pipeline The C$4.6 billion Alliance natural gas and liquids pipeline, designed to transport 1.325 Bcf/d from northeast British Columbia to Chicago, has completed its construction phase and now is commissioning the main line, laterals, compressors and supervisory equipment. The final weld was completed last week near Regina, SK, and Alliance now is injecting linepack. The 1,857 mile mainline is stretched to the Chicago area from northeastern BC. October is still the target month to begin service of the pipeline, which will carry both natural gas and liquids. The pipeline system will transport natural gas through a 36-inch diameter high-pressure line. There will be 14 mainline compressor stations: seven in Canada and seven in the U.S. When it began construction in 1999, Alliance already had commitments from 37 shippers for 15-year contracts worth a total of $8.2 billion. The large volumes of gas Alliance will haul from western Canada into the U.S. Midwest is expected to have a major impact on existing pipelines, markets and prices. TransCanada PipeLines already has filed for new tolls to compensate for customers which have failed to renew firm contracts on its line and instead are routing their gas through Alliance. New gas that makes its way into the Chicago area could be sent on to southern Ontario through the Chicago-to-Dawn Vector Pipeline, scheduled to open in late October with intial capacity of 720 Bcf/d. The Foothills/Northern Border route from western Canada into the Midwest also is expected to see some slack. Alliance spokesman Jay Godfrey said last month that "when October comes we won't be in the position that we'll have to start filling the pipe. It essentially already is going to be full." Connections to 37 gas plants are already complete. Investors in Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnerships include affiliates of Coastal (14.4%), Enbridge (21.4%), Fort Chicago Energy Partners LP (26%), Williams (14.6%) and Westcoast Energy (23.6%).