Vector Gas Pipeline
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Vector Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline in the United States.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from Joliet, Illinois to parts of Indiana and Michigan and into Ontario, Canada.
Project details
- Operator: Vector Pipeline L.P.[2]
- Parent company: Enbridge (60%), DTE Energy (40%)[3]
- Capacity: 1,745 million cubic feet per day[2]
- Length: 348 miles / 560 kilometers[2]
- Diameter: 36 inches, 42 inches[2]
- Status: Operating[4][2]
- Start year: 2000[4]
- Cost: US$447,000,000 (US portion only)[4]
Background
The Vector Pipeline is operated by Vector Pipeline L.P., which is owned by Enbridge (60%) and DTE Energy (40%).[5] Vector sought permits from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Canada Energy Regulator in 1997. The pipeline began operation on Dec 01, 2000.[2] In October 2014, Vector Pipeline proposed expanding the pipeline with a 42-in. OD loop that would increase the pipeline's capacity to 1.3 bcfd, and modifying the pipeline so that gas could flow bidirectionally.[6] In February 2015, it was reported that the plan to expand the pipeline and reverse the flow had been abandoned.[5]
Expansion Projects
Blue Water Energy Center (BWEC) Pipeline
The expansion extends the Vector Pipeline to the Blue Water Energy Center, a 1,100 GW combined cycle power plant in St. Clair, MI owned by DTE Energy. The expansion pipeline can expand to 525 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of capacity with equipment upgrade.[4]
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the construction of the project was completed in December 2021 and began service.[4]
- Operator: Vector Pipeline[4]
- Owner: Enbridge (60%), DTE Energy (40%)[5]
- Capacity: 180 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d)[4]
- Length: 1.25 miles / 2.0 kilometers[4]
- Diameter: 24-inches[4]
- Status: Operating[4]
- Start year: 2021[4]
- Cost: US$22 million[4]
Blue Water Compressor Project
The new compressor station will expand capacity from 120,000 MMcf/d to 500,000 Mcf/d on its interconnect with the Vector Pipeline.[4][7] The project involved adding a new 11,150 hp compressor station will be set up. The U.S. FERC issued clearance for the project in 2019.[7]
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the construction of the project was completed in November 2021 and began service.[4]
- Operator: Blue Water Gas Storage[4]
- Owner: Enbridge (60%), DTE Energy (40%)[5]
- Capacity: 380 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d)[4]
- Length: 0.0 new miles, capacity expansion only[4]
- Status: Operating[4]
- Start year: 2021[4]
- Cost: US$40 million[4][7]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Vector Gas Pipeline, Wikipedia, accessed January 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Enbridge’s Energy Infrastructure Assets Enbridge, Aug. 03, 2023
- ↑ "Vector, US". Offshore Technology. November 1, 2021. Retrieved 03 August, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 "Natural Gas Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Vector shelves pipeline expansion, Detroit Free Press, Feb. 3, 2015
- ↑ Vector Pipeline floats doubling capacity, bidirectional flow, Oil & Gas Journal, Oct. 8, 2014
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Bluewater Compression Project Moves Forward | Gas Compression Magazine". Gas Compression Magazine. 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
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External resources
External articles
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