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Tricor Ten Section Hub, LLC Seeks FERC Authority to Construct New U.S. Western Natural Gas Storage Hub

Posted on: Tuesday, 16 June 2009, 09:07 CDT

KERN COUNTY, Calif., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Tricor Ten Section Hub, LLC (Tricor) announced today that it has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for authorization to construct and operate a high-deliverability, multi-cycle underground natural gas storage facility in Kern County, California ten miles southwest of the city of Bakersfield.

The Tricor Ten Section natural gas storage facility will provide 22.4 Bcf of working gas and 10.1 Bcf of base gas. Upon completion, the storage facility will provide four high-speed cycles of service per year with a maximum withdrawal rate of 1.0 Bcf per day and a maximum injection rate of 0.8 Bcf per day. According to Tricor's application, the facility initially will interconnect with the jointly-owned Kern River/Mojave interstate pipeline. In addition, however, the facility will be in close proximity to, and may later seek to interconnect with, the two major intrastate pipeline systems of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCal Gas), giving the Tricor storage hub a combined lateral surrounding optionality of more than 4 Bcf.

Tricor's Vice President, Chris Kunzi, stated: "the natural gas storage facility will bring much needed gas to the western region by offering the flexibility necessary to attract and serve a diverse customer base. In addition, Ten Section's strategic location is central to the backbone systems of all major Western interstate pipelines, and local intrastate pipelines and load centers. As a result, Ten Section's development at this 'Hub' will significantly improve the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Western interstate gas transportation network."

Tricor commenced an open season for Ten Section's capacity on June 1, 2009. The open season will run until September 30, 2009.

Tricor has requested that FERC issue a certificate by February 2010 so that it may commence service in January 2012.

More information can be found at the company's website www.tensectionhub.com.

SOURCE Tricor Ten Section Hub, LLC

Source: PR Newswire

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