Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline
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The Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline is a natural gas
transmission pipeline
that runs from the Sable Offshore Energy Project
(SOEI) gas plant in Goldboro
, Nova Scotia
, Canada
to Dracut
, Massachusetts
, United States
.
The 30 in (762 mm) main pipeline runs 1300 km (807.8 mi) through the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
and the United States states of Maine
, New Hampshire
, and Massachusetts
where it connects with the North American natural gas grid in Dracut. There are four 24 in (609.6 mm) lateral pipelines located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to serve population and industrial centres. The system has a capacity to carry 440 million cubic feet per day
. It is operated by Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Management Limited of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The pipeline came into operation in 2000. Prior to this, natural gas was selling for US$2.31 per million BTU in the New England market (February 2000). By December, the price was US$8.45 per million BTU. The abrupt rise in price was attributed to an increase in demand in New England. In contrast, the price of competing heating oil rose from 45 cents to just 58 cents per litre over the same period.
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...
transmission pipeline
Pipeline transport
Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquids and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also used....
that runs from the Sable Offshore Energy Project
Sable Offshore Energy Project
The Sable Offshore Energy Project is a consortium based in Halifax, Nova Scotia which is attempting to locate and produce natural gas found near Sable Island on the edge of the Nova Scotian continental shelf in eastern Canada...
(SOEI) gas plant in Goldboro
Goldboro, Nova Scotia
Goldboro is a Canadian rural community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.Located on the Eastern Shore along Route 316, Goldboro is approximately 16 kilometres west of the shire town of Guysborough....
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
to Dracut
Dracut, Massachusetts
Dracut is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 29,457. Dracut is primarily a suburban community, belonging to Greater Lowell and bordering southern New Hampshire...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
The 30 in (762 mm) main pipeline runs 1300 km (807.8 mi) through the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
and the United States states of Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
where it connects with the North American natural gas grid in Dracut. There are four 24 in (609.6 mm) lateral pipelines located in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to serve population and industrial centres. The system has a capacity to carry 440 million cubic feet per day
Day
A day is a unit of time, commonly defined as an interval equal to 24 hours. It also can mean that portion of the full day during which a location is illuminated by the light of the sun...
. It is operated by Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline Management Limited of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The pipeline came into operation in 2000. Prior to this, natural gas was selling for US$2.31 per million BTU in the New England market (February 2000). By December, the price was US$8.45 per million BTU. The abrupt rise in price was attributed to an increase in demand in New England. In contrast, the price of competing heating oil rose from 45 cents to just 58 cents per litre over the same period.
Laterals
The pipeline has four laterals:- Point TupperPoint Tupper, Nova ScotiaPoint Tupper is a small rural community located in Richmond County, Nova Scotia on the Strait of Canso in western Cape Breton Island.-History:...
Lateral to the Sable Offshore Energy Project gas liquids separation plant - 60 km - Halifax Lateral to DartmouthDartmouth, Nova ScotiaDartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
at the Tuft's Cove Generating StationTuft's Cove Generating StationTufts Cove Generating Station is a Canadian electrical generating station located in the Dartmouth neighbourhood of Tufts Cove in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality....
- 124 km - Moncton Lateral - 12 km
- Saint JohnSaint John, New BrunswickCity of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
Lateral - 111 km
See also
- Heritage Gas LimitedHeritage Gas LimitedHeritage Gas Limited is a company based in Dartmouth Nova Scotia that provides natural gas distribution.The company receives gas from the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline system and is regulated under the Utility and Review Board of Nova Scotia....
distributes natural gas to residential and commercial customers in Nova Scotia - Enbridge Gas New BrunswickEnbridge Gas New BrunswickEnbridge Gas New Brunswick is a company based in Fredericton, New Brunswick that provides natural gas distribution.The company receives gas from the Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline system and is regulated under the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board....
distributes natural gas to residential and commercial customers in New Brunswick - Brunswick PipelineBrunswick PipelineThe Brunswick Pipeline is a natural gas transmission pipeline in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.It runs from the Canaport liquified natural gas receiving and regasification terminal at Red Head to Woodland, Maine in the United States where it connects to the Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline...