Horizon Pipeline is a natural gas

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

Pipeline transport

Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly, liquids and gases are sent, but pneumatic tubes that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also used....

 in northern Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, USA. 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 178.

The pipeline is owned and operated by Horizon Pipeline Company LLC, a joint venture of the Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America

Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America is a natural gas pipeline which brings gas from the Texas Permian Basin and Gulf of Mexico into the Chicago area. It has two legs, one which goes to New Mexico and the other of which goes to the Gulf of Mexico. The legs of the pipeline crossover proximate...

 (NGPL), owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, and Nicor

Nicor

Nicor, Inc. is an energy and shipping company headquartered in Naperville, Illinois. Its largest subsidiary, Nicor Gas, is a natural gas distribution company. Founded in 1954, the company serves more than two million customers in a service territory that encompasses most of the northern third of...

. It carries natural gas from the from the NGPL's interstate natural gas pipeline system Chicago supply hub near Joliet

Joliet, Illinois

Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...

 into NGPL's and Nicor Gas distribution systems in northern Illinois near 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...

border. The pipeline is 73 miles (117.5 km) long and has a diameter of 36 inches (914.4 mm) with capacity of 3.7 billion cubic meter of natural gas per year. It is designed to operate at a maximum operating pressure of 800 pound per square inches (5,515,805.8 Pa). It consists of a 27 miles (43.5 km) segment of new pipeline built in 2001–2002, and 46 miles (74 km) long lease of existing pipeline from NGPL.

The environmental impact assessment of the pipeline was completed in May 2001. The pipeline became operational on 11 May 2002.

External links

• Pipeline Electronic Bulletin Board