CENTERPOINT TO MOVE GAS OF CHESAPEAKE ENERGY PRODUCED IN HAYNESVILLE PLAY,EVEN AS PRODUCTION IDLES AND CHESAPEAKE REALIGNS FUTURE STRATEGY WITH NATIONAL ECONOMY TRENDS

摘要

CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co.,a pipeline subsidiary of Houston-based CenterPoint Energy,will transport the Haynesville shale natural gas production of Chesapeake Energy Marketing Inc.,a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy.The companies entered into two separate agreements to move gas to CenterPoint Energy Gas'Perryville Hub in northern Louisiana and from there to Carthage,Tex.Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.CenterPoint owns and operates a 1.6 Bcf/d of pipeline capacity between the two areas.A 27-month backhaul agreement provides for gas volumes to ramp up to 500 MMcf/d of firm transportation capacity,with initial gas flows beginning April 1.