Planned And Approved U.s. Pipelines Carry $28 Billion Price Tag

摘要

Despite turmoil in the financial markets and oil prices that are the lowest since 2003, the U.S. natural gas industry appears likely to remain one of the stronger performers in the energy sector. Supporting this is the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) report, Additions to Capacity on the U.S. Natural Gas Pipeline Network: 2007.rnIn fact, figures in the report indicate that approximately 200 projects, representing a potential 10,100 miles of new pipeline and 103 Bcf/d of capacity, are being planned or have been approved by US. regulatory authorities. If all were actually completed, about 2% more pipeline miles would be added to the national pipeline grid and overall network capacity would increase by more than 38%. Current estimates for the cost of this effort total almost $28 billion.