Name of the Project
Abandonment and capacity restoration project (ACRP).

Location
The project involves the abandonment, construction, modification and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the US states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio.

Client
Tennessee Gas Company (TGP).

Project Description
The project aims to disconnect and abandon pipeline segments from the interstate natural gas service, and construct and operate new natural gas infrastructure as a replacement to maintain service to existing customers.

This will entail:
• the abandonment in place and then the transfer by sale of about 1 551 km of pipeline between Columbiana county, Ohio, and Natchitoches parish, Louisiana;
• disconnects of the abandoned pipeline and directly associated equipment at 14 existing compressor stations,
abandonment in place of 82 existing main-line valves and 125 sites where taps or crossover/connector lines will be disconnected, abandoned, relocated, or removed;
• the construction of 12 short segments of new pipeline to reconnect customer taps to TGP’s other existing pipelines (off-right-of-way tap reconnects) totalling 8 km of new pipeline (between 2″ and 16″ in diameter) in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi;
• the construction of four new compressor stations in Jackson, Morgan, Tuscarawas, and Mahoning counties, in Ohio;
• the modification of existing Compressor Station 110 in Rowan County, Kentucky, and additional modification of Compressor Station 875 in Madison County, Kentucky;
• the construction of 12 km of new 36-inch-diameter pipeline in Carter and Lewis counties, in Kentucky; and
• the construction of about 1.6 km of 30-inch-diameter pipeline replacement in Washington County, Mississippi, and 2.4 km of 30-inch-diameter pipeline replacements in six sections in Madison County, Kentucky.

Jobs to be Created
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has concluded that construction and operation of the ACRP will not have significant environmental impacts due to the limited overall size of disturbance, the implementation of TGP’s proposed mitigation measures and additional measures recommended in the environmental assessment.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Kinder Morgan on behalf of TGP Richard Wheatley, tel +1 713 420 3068 or email Richard_Wheatley@KinderMorgan.com.