Growth of US gas transmission grid slowed in 2004: US EIA

Washington (Platts)--22Jun2005

Expansion of the gas transmission network in the US slowed in 2004, both in
terms of added capacity and new miles of pipeline, the Energy Information
Administration said in a new report. However, EIA said that that apparent lull
in pipeline development may prove temporary due to the development of
additional liquefied natural gas terminals. 

"During 2004, total US natural gas pipeline system mileage increased by less
than 1% while overall system capacity increased by slightly more than 4%," EIA
said Tuesday. Roughly 1,450 miles of pipeline and 7.7 Bcf/d of pipeline
capacity were added to the national gas transmission grid in 2004, compared
with 2,243 miles and 10.4 Bcf/d in 2003. "The amount of incremental capacity
in 2004 was the least since 1999, when only 6.5 Bcf/d was added," EIA said. At
least 41 gas pipeline projects of various sizes were completed in 2004,
covering 32 states and the Gulf of Mexico, EIA said.

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