Horizon Pipeline is a
natural gas pipeline in northern
Illinois, United States. Its
FERC code is 178.
The pipeline is owned and operated by Horizon Pipeline Company LLC, a joint venture of the
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America (NGPL), owned by
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP () (KMEP) is a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. The company, which is classified as an oil and gas master limited partnership (MLP), owns or operates petroleum product, natural gas, and carbon dioxide pipelines, r ...
, and
Nicor. It carries natural gas from the NGPL's interstate natural gas pipeline system Chicago supply hub near
Joliet into NGPL's and Nicor Gas distribution systems in northern Illinois near
Wisconsin border.
[ The pipeline is long and has a diameter of with capacity of 3.7 billion cubic meter of natural gas per year.][
][
] It is designed to operate at a maximum operating pressure of .[
] It consists of a segment of new pipeline built in 2001–2002, and long lease of existing pipeline from NGPL.[
The ]environmental impact assessment
Environmental Impact assessment (EIA) is the assessment of the environmental consequences of a plan, policy, program, or actual projects prior to the decision to move forward with the proposed action. In this context, the term "environmental imp ...
of the pipeline was completed in May 2001.[
] The pipeline became operational on 11 May 2002.[
]
References
External links
Pipeline Electronic Bulletin Board
Natural gas pipelines in the United States
Energy infrastructure in Illinois
Kinder Morgan
Energy infrastructure completed in 2002
2002 establishments in Illinois
Natural gas pipelines in Illinois
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