Columbia seeks wider pipe in Ohio replacement as its system draws growing production

摘要

As part of a broader investment in modernizing its system andrnreplacing bare steel pipe, Columbia Gas Transmission is seeking tornswap a 64-mile stretch of aging 20-inch diameter and 24-inchrndiameter pipeline in Ohio with a 36-inch diameter pipeline.rnThe upgrade would add 275,000 Dt/d of new firm capacity to meetrngrowing demand in the Appalachian shale production area and comesrnas comparatively strong basis has made Columbia’s system attractivernfor producers.