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FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CONDUCTS OPEN SEASON FOR MAINLINE EXPANSION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, August 18, 1997
HOUSTON - Florida Gas Transmission Company (FGT), an Enron/Sonat affiliate, is conducting an Open Season starting today and running through September 15, to receive requests and obtain binding commitments for incremental firm transportation.
"With the anticipation of the projected growth of electric generation requirements we want to assess expanding our mainline facilities to increase the capacity available on our system," said FGT President Rockford G. Meyer.
FGT also will consider offers from existing shippers to permanently release firm capacity that would reduce the need for construction of incremental facilities in connection with the proposed expansion.
Shippers interested in participating in the Open Season to obtain incremental firm transportation service under FGT's FTS-2 Rate Schedule or offer to permanently release firm capacity should contact an FGT marketing representative.
"At this time, the estimated initial in-service date for the expansion facilities is late 1999 or early 2000; however, depending on market needs, it may be possible to accommodate a phased-in expansion," Meyer said.
FGT also announced a proposed interconnect with Destin Pipeline in Zone 3, in George County, Mississippi that will provide shippers on FGT's system access to approximately 500,000 MMBtu/d of new supply. Destin plans to have the interconnect in service by summer 1998.
Florida Gas Transmission Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Citrus Corp., was formed in 1958 to bring natural gas reserves in Texas to the state of Florida. The original, 1,480 mile mainline was completed in 1959. Since that time the pipeline has been expanded to its current size of approximately 5,051 miles.
Citrus Corp., is jointly owned by an Enron Corp. subsidiary and Sonat Inc. Enron Corp., one of the world's largest integrated natural gas and electricity companies with approximately $19 billion in assets, operates one of the largest natural gas transmission systems in the world; is the largest purchaser and marketer of natural gas and the largest non-regulated marketer of electricity in North America; is a leading participant in liberalized energy markets in the United Kingdom and the Nordic Countries; markets natural gas liquids worldwide; manages the largest portfolio of fixed-price natural gas risk management contracts in the world; is among the leading entities arranging new capital to the energy industry; owns a majority interest in Enron Oil & Gas Company, one of the largest independent (non-integrated) exploration and production companies in the United States; owns a majority interest in Enron Global Power & Pipelines L.L.C., which is owner and manager of operating power plants and natural gas pipelines around the world; is one of the largest independent developers and producers of electricity in the world; and is a major supplier of solar and wind renewable energy worldwide. Enron's internet address is www.enron.com and its common stock is traded under the ticker symbol, "ENE."
Sonat, Inc. is an integrated oil and natural gas company engaged in exploration and production of oil and natural gas, interstate transmission of natural gas, and natural gas and electric power marketing.
For additional information please contact:
Elaine Thomas
713/853-6814
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