The ANR pipeline, owned by TransCanada Corp., delivers gas from Texas, the Oklahoma panhandle region, and Louisiana to the Midwest and Great Lakes region. With 6 billion cubic feet per day of system capacity (Bcf/d), the pipeline has two legs, one from Texas and the other from Louisiana, which meet near Chicago, according to Hart Energy Mapping and Data Services. TransCanada acquired the pipeline from El Paso Corp. in February 2007.
One of the largest interstate natural gas pipeline systems in the U.S., the pipeline runs a total of 9,600 miles. It has 75 compressor stations and 200 Bcf of seasonal storage, according to Hart Energy Mapping and Data Services.
Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. (ETS) is its highest transport customer with 575,000 dekatherms per day (Dth/d) of capacity; followed by ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Co. with 260,000 Dth/d. The rest of the top 10 are Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. (FTS1) with 215,000 Dth/d; Shell Energy North America (US) with 157,000 Dth/d; ConocoPhillips Co. with 152,000 Dth/d; Wisconsin Public Service Corp. with 141,000 Dth/d; DPL Energy, LLC, with 140,000 Dth/d; BP Energy Co. with 130,000 Dth/d; EDF Trading North America, LLC, with 122,000 Dth/d; and Wisconsin Power & Light Co. with 121,000 Dth/d.
The Top Five storage customers on the ANR pipeline are EDF Trading North America, LLC, with 22.48 Bcf; Tenaska Gas Storage, LLC, with 15.49 Bcf; Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. with 14.70 Bcf; J. Aron & Co. with 12.03 Bcf; and Wisconsin Gas, LLC, with 8.48 Bcf.
Its top receipt point is at ANRPL Storage Facilities followed by St. John (W-E) - CFTP and Southwest Mainline. Its top delivery point is Wisconsin, following by SE2A/B-DEL (CAPGRP) and MLN (South End), according to Hart Energy Mapping and Data Services.
Contact the author, Rebecca Torrellas, at rtorrellas@hartenergy.com.
Recommended Reading
Exclusive: Liberty CEO Says World Needs to Get 'Energy Sober'
2024-04-02 - More money for the energy transition isn’t meaningfully moving how energy is being produced and fossile fuels will continue to dominate, Liberty Energy Chairman and CEO Christ Wright said.
Exclusive: Chevron New Energies' Bayou Bend Strengthens CCUS Growth
2024-02-21 - In this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive interview, Chris Powers, Chevron New Energies' vice president of CCUS, gives an overview of the company's CCS/CCUS activity and talks about the potential and challenges of it onshore-offshore Bayou Bend project.
Exclusive: As AI Evolves, Energy Evolving With It
2024-02-22 - In this Hart Energy LIVE Exclusive interview, Hart Energy's Jordan Blum asks 4cast's COO Andrew Muñoz about how AI is changing the energy industry—especially in the oilfield.
Chesapeake, Awaiting FTC's OK, Plots Southwestern Integration
2024-04-01 - While the Federal Trade Commission reviews Chesapeake Energy's $7.4 billion deal for Southwestern Energy, the two companies are already aligning organizational design, work practices and processes and data infrastructure while waiting for federal approvals, COO Josh Viets told Hart Energy.
Exclusive: Sabine CEO says 'Anything's Possible' on Haynesville M&A
2024-04-09 - Sabine Oil & Gas CEO Carl Isaac said it will be interesting to see what transpires with Chevron’s 72,000-net-acre Haynesville property that the company may sell.