Spectra Energy Alliance with Iroquois to Sell Marcellus Gas to NE

In July Spectra Energy announced a pipeline project that would compete with Kinder Morgan's plan to run a pipeline across Massachusetts to help alleviate natural gas bottlenecks in New England (see Spectra Energy to the Rescue! New England Pipeline Expansion). Spectra's pipeline eventually got a name and a partner: The $3 billion project is called Access Northeast and the partner is Northeast Utilities (see Spectra Energy New England Pipeline Gets a Name & a Partner). Yesterday, Spectra announced not a new partner, but a new alliance with a competitor. Iroquois Gas Transmission has agreed to provide Marcellus Shale gas to Spectra's Access Northeast pipleine. The two will connect at the Wright, NY Interconnect in Schoharie County...

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