High Island Offshore System
Encyclopedia
High Island Offshore System is a natural gas
pipeline system that gathers gas in the offshore Gulf of Mexico
and brings it into ANR Pipeline
's eastern leg and Enbridge Pipelines
UTOS. It is owned by El Paso Corporation. Its FERC
code is 77.http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/gen-info/pipecode.asp
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
pipeline system that gathers gas in the offshore Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
and brings it into ANR Pipeline
ANR Pipeline
ANR Pipeline delivers gas from Texas, the Oklahoma panhandle region, and Louisiana to the Midwest and Great Lakes region. It has two legs, one from Texas and the other from Louisiana, which meet near Chicago...
's eastern leg and Enbridge Pipelines
Enbridge Pipelines
Enbridge Pipelines is a collection of 4 different systems of natural gas pipelines, all owned by Enbridge. They include the Enbridge Pipelines system, the Enbridge Pipelines system, the Enbridge Offshore Pipelines system, and the Enbridge Pipelines system.The AlaTenn system brings gas between...
UTOS. It is owned by El Paso Corporation. Its FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates...
code is 77.http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/gen-info/pipecode.asp