Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS)

Summary Information

• Source:
• Destination:
• Ownership: TransCanada
• Website: http://www.transcanada.com/
• Length: 471 kilometres ( miles)
• Capacity: 220 million cubic feet per day
• Status: Operating

Details

• The 295-mile (475-km) Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) spans New England from the Canadian border to pipeline connections in New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts.
• It connects to the Trans Québec and Maritimes Pipeline (TQM) at the Canadian border and the Maritimes and Northeast Gas Pipeline at Westbrook, ME with the Tennessee Gas Pipeline near Boston, MA,

History

• 1999 - Pipeline entered operations
• 2003 - Transcanada increased its stake to 43.42 %
• 2015 - Open season launched for expansion

Other Information

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Links

1. EIA Natural Gas Pipeline Projects 1996-1999
2. TransCanada to Increase Interest in Portland Natural Gas Transmission
3. Joint Open Season Offers New England and Atlantic Canada New Natural Gas Supplies