Norte Crossing Pipeline

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Norte Crossing Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in Texas, USA and Mexico.

Location

The pipeline crosses the U.S.-Mexico border near El Paso, Texas.

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Project Details

• Operator: El Paso Natural Gas Co LLC
• Parent Company: Kinder Morgan
• Capacity: 366 million cubic feet per day
• Length: .28 miles / 0.46 km
• Diameter: 36 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2013
• Associated infrastructure:
  • Tarahumara Gas Pipeline

Background

The Norte Crossing Pipeline feeds gas from Kinder Morgan's Texas pipeline network across the international border into the Tarahumara Gas Pipeline, where it enters Mexico's national gas transportation system.