Trailblazer Gas Pipeline

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Trailblazer Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Beatrice, Nebraska.

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Project Details

  • Operator: Trailblazer Pipeline Company, LLC[2]
  • Parent Company: Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP[2]
  • Current capacity: 878 Million cubic feet per day
  • Proposed capacity:
  • Length: 436 miles / 701.67 km[2]
  • Diameter: 36 inches[3]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start Year: 1981[4]

Background

In August 2012, Tallgrass acquired Trailblazer pipeline from Kinder Morgan. The Trailblazer Gas Pipeline is operated by Trailblazer Pipeline Company, LLC, a subsidiary of Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP.[5]

In June 2022, Trailblazer Pipeline proposed to remove 392 miles of natural gas pipeline, slated for conversion to CO2 transportation, from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jurisdiction.[6][7][8] In May 2024, Trailblazer CO2 Pipeline LLC announced a binding open season for shipments on this proposed 10 mtpa CO2 pipeline.[9]

Articles and resources

References

  1. Trailblazer Gas Pipeline, A Barrel Full, accessed September 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Trailblazer Pipeline Company: Company Overview". Tallgrass Energy LP. Retrieved 2023-08-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Quarles, W R (1982-08-01). "Trailblazer system to serve midwest gas markets". Pipe Line Ind.; (United States). 57.
  4. Colo. Interstate Gas v. Natural Gas Pipeline Co., 661 F. Supp. 1448 (D. Wyo. 1987) US District Court for the District of Wyoming - 661 F. Supp. 1448 (D. Wyo. 1987), May 29, 1987
  5. Trailblazer Pipeline, Tallgrass Energy, accessed January 2018
  6. "Eyeing CO2, Trailblazer seeks to move 392-mile gas pipe from FERC's purview". Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  7. "Tallgrass Energy Trailbazer Gas-to-CO2 | Pipeline Fighters Hub". Pipeline Fighters Hub. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  8. "Federal Register :: Request Access". www.federalregister.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  9. editors, O. G. J. (2024-05-06). "Trailblazer CO2 pipeline holding open season". Oil & Gas Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

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