Northern Natural Pipeline
Encyclopedia
Northern Natural Gas is a natural gas
pipeline which brings gas from the Permian Basin in Texas
to the Chicago
area, Wisconsin
, Minnesota
and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
. It is owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
. Its FERC
code is 59.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 which brings gas from the Permian Basin in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
to the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
area, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. It is owned by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company is a holding company controlled by Berkshire Hathaway.Gregory E Abel serves as president, chairman and CEO.-Investments:MidAmerican holds the following companies:*MidAmerican Energy Company*PacifiCorp*CE Electric UK...
. 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 59.http://www.ferc.gov/industries/gas/gen-info/pipecode.asp