Oklahoma-to-Alabama Midcontinent Express Line Goes Into Full Service

摘要

Nearly one year to the date that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the project, the 500-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) went into full opera-tion last week (see NGI, Aug. 4, 2008). The second and final leg of the 500-mile pipeline went into service on Aug. 1, providing shale natural gas producers with a major route to eastern markets. This portion of the $1.3 billion line spans more than 200 miles from Delhi, LA, to Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line's (Transco) Station 85 in Butler, AL. Interim service on the first leg of the pipeline-from Bennington, OK, to Delhi-began in April (see NGI, April 27).