Tennessee Gas Pipeline
Encyclopedia
Tennessee Gas Pipeline is a set of natural gas
pipelines which run from the Gulf of Mexico
coast in Texas
and Louisiana
through Arkansas
, Kentucky
, Tennessee
, Ohio
, and Pennsylvania
to deliver natural gas in West Virginia
, New Jersey
, New York
, and New England
. The pipelines were constructed by Tennessee Gas Transmission Company (TGT) beginning in 1943. Tenneco
which owned TGT eventually sold off this pipeline which is now owned by El Paso Corporation. It is one of the largest pipeline systems in the United States
. Its FERC
code is 9.
A pipeline in Columbiana County, Ohio
(in eastern Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border, between Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, and Pittsburgh) on Thursday, February 10, 2011, shot flames 200 feet into the air that were visible for 40 miles, and, before gas lines were shut down and it was put out, caused brush fires for a time. No fatalities or injuries were reported, and evacuated residents were returning to their homes by the next day. Another explosion happened in the morning of November 16, 2011 in Southeast Ohio.
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...
pipelines which run from the 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...
coast 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...
and Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
through Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, and Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
to deliver natural gas in West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, and New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
. The pipelines were constructed by Tennessee Gas Transmission Company (TGT) beginning in 1943. Tenneco
Tenneco
Tenneco is a $6.2 billion Fortune 500 company that has been publicly traded on the NYSE since November 5, 1999 under the symbol TEN...
which owned TGT eventually sold off this pipeline which is now owned by El Paso Corporation. It is one of the largest pipeline systems in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. 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 9.
A pipeline in Columbiana County, Ohio
Columbiana County, Ohio
Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....
(in eastern Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border, between Cleveland, Akron, Youngstown, and Pittsburgh) on Thursday, February 10, 2011, shot flames 200 feet into the air that were visible for 40 miles, and, before gas lines were shut down and it was put out, caused brush fires for a time. No fatalities or injuries were reported, and evacuated residents were returning to their homes by the next day. Another explosion happened in the morning of November 16, 2011 in Southeast Ohio.