Message-ID: <4770493.1075844046991.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 07:52:00 -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, kristen.hand@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, 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, 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, james.harvey@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, 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, 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: FERC Approves Independence and SupplyLink - Chicago to Leidy Hub Project 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, Kristen Hand, Keith Petersen, Michele Winckowski, Donna Martens, Josie Call, Bret Fritch, Donald Vignaroli, 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, Michael Bodnar, Joni Bollinger, David Badura, Janet Bowers, Craig Buehler, Bob Burleson, Allen Cohrs, John Fiscus, Steve Gilbert, Morgan Gottsponer, James Harvey, 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, 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, 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 News : FERC Approves Independence, SupplyLink Projects 2:00 PM (CST) Jul 12, 2000 After submitting proof of market need in the form of newly signed precedent agreements for firm transportation capacity, the highly contested Independence Pipeline and related SupplyLink pipeline projects were approved by FERC this morning. The two projects have been pending at FERC for more than three years. The FERC decision paves the way for more than 900 MMcf/d of new natural gas transportation capacity to be built between Chicago and the Leidy Hub in Pennsylvania. The "tentative" in-service date for the projects is November 2002. Their downstream partner, MarketLink, which was approved by FERC in April, is expected to be operating a year earlier, a Williams Cos. spokesman said. Williams, Coastal, and National Fuel are sponsoring the three pipeline projects, which together represent an investment of about $1.5 billion. The Commission approved the "greenfield" Independence project over significant opposition from landowners in Ohio and Pennsylvania, who recently said they were not convinced the new precedent agreements provided "sufficient evidence" of market support . The agreements met FERC's requirement for the projects to have at least 35% of their total capacity subscribed by non-affiliates by June 26.