Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: Marcellus Shale gas in Pennsylvania and New York to Millennium Pipeline and Tennessee Pipeline, USA
Capacity: 1.0 Bcf/d (2016)
Length: 44.5 miles
DTE Energy and Southwestern Energy Co. signed an agreement to significantly expand their relationship centred on the Bluestone Pipeline and in-field gathering system. The new gathering agreement increases the infrastructure footprint associated with DTE Energy\'s gathering assets by approximately 50% in Susquehanna County, Pa. This agreement also increases Southwestern\'s transportation capacity on the Bluestone Pipeline. The 44.5-mile Bluestone Pipeline can deliver approximately 0.8 Bcf/day of gas to both the Millennium Pipeline in Broome County, N.Y., and the Tennessee Gas Pipeline in Susquehanna County increased its capacity to 1.0 Bcf/d in 2016. The system is an underground natural gas gathering pipeline traversing the towns of Sanford, Broome County,New York, as well as New Milford, Harford, Thompson, Jackson, Lenox and Harmony in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.
Key Facts
- The 44.5 mile Bluestone Pipeline and Gathering system ranges in size from 16 to 20 inches in diameter with smaller in-field pipeline connections to gas well pads along the gathering system route.
- Dehydration and compression facilities are located at Bluestone stations in Pennsylvania; all are subject to State and Federal regulations and guidelines.
- Southwestern Energy and Cabot Oil & Gas have contracted with Bluestone Gathering for gathering services under long term agreements.
- Operation of the portion of the gathering system located in New York is under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission of New York, and the portion in Pennsylvania complies with all applicable codes, safety rules, and regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Operators:
DTE Energy and Southwestern Energy Co.: Operator with 100% interest