Pomelo Connector Pipeline

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Pomelo Connector Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline in Texas, USA.

Location

The pipeline will run from Nueces County, Texas, USA.

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Project Details

• Operator: Pomelo Connector LLC
• Owner: Enbridge
• Parent Company: Enbridge
• Capacity: 400 million cubic feet per day
• Length: 22.5 kilometers / 14 miles
• Diameter: 30-inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2019
• Cost: US$130,000,000

Background

The project includes construction of pipeline and a compressor station. Project will provide firm transportation capacity between Texas Eastern Transmission LP and the Nueces Header to be constructed by Valley Crossing Pipeline LLC.

In December 2016, Pomelo Connector, LLC filed an application with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting approval for the project. FERC issued the Environmental Assessment report in September 2017. The project was approved by the FERC in February 2018. The pipeline came into service in the first quarter of 2019.

Pomelo connector LLC was owned by Canyon Midstream Pipeline LLC, which was acquired by Spectra Energy Partners (now Enbridge) in December 2017.