The proposed Bronco pipeline, an inter-state natural gas system more than 650 miles in length, will have an initial capacity of more than one billion cubic feet (bcf) per day. It is expected that construction of this project will cost in excess of $3 billion.
The pipeline will access existing and growing supply basins in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado and stretch westward, interconnecting with several pipelines en route to its terminus near Malin, Oregon, a physical and financial trading point key to West Coast markets. Based on preliminary market need and assessments, the project is currently planned to be in service as early as 2011, with completion in 2012.
Alan Harris, chief development officer, said: The proposed Bronco Pipeline positions Spectra Energy as a new competitor bringing critical supply outlets to the growing Rockies’ production regions and attaching to strong western markets with increasing natural gas needs.
In the next three months, Spectra Energy will hold an open season to determine final project parameters including route, market and timing.
