In addition, El Paso announced that a binding open season for the Ruby pipeline project began on February 15, 2008, and will conclude on April 18, 2008.
Related binding open seasons for Rockies capacity on the Wyoming Interstate Company (WIC) and Colorado Interstate Gas Company (CIG) pipeline systems were also announced by El Paso. El Paso Pipeline Partners owns a 100% interest in WIC and a 10% interest in CIG.
The open season for WIC capacity upstream of the Opal Hub in Wyoming, which includes transportation paths from the Uinta Basin, the Piceance Basin and the Cheyenne Hub, began February 18, 2008, and will end March 21, 2008. The open season for CIG capacity from the Raton Basin to the Opal Hub will begin February 22, 2008, and end March 20, 2008.
Tom Price, vice president for marketing and business development of El Paso’s western pipeline group, said: The open seasons for capacity on the WIC and CIG systems will afford shippers the opportunity to obtain capacity on those pipelines from key supply areas to the Opal Hub before the open season for the Ruby Pipeline project ends.
