Tellurian to develop natural gas pipeline network

The Houston-based LNG export project developer, Tellurian, said it will develop the Tellurian pipeline network to expand supply alternatives for growing natural gas demand in Southwest Louisiana. 

The network would include the previously unveiled Driftwood pipeline and the two additional pipelines would cater for the growing gas demand.

The Driftwood pipeline is anticipated to be in-service mid-2021 and the additional two pipelines are anticipated to be in-service by the end of 2022, subject to commercialization.

The newly proposed Permian Global Access Pipeline (PGAP) would be an approximately 625-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline transporting 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day (Bcf/d). PGAP would originate at the Waha Hub in Pecos County, Texas, and would connect to the Permian and associated shale plays located around Midland, Texas. PGAP would terminate near Gillis, Louisiana, with proposed deliveries to the Creole Trail Pipeline, Cameron Interstate Pipeline, Trunkline Gas Company, Texas Eastern, Transco, Tennessee Gas Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission, and DWPL, among others.

The newly proposed Haynesville Global Access Pipeline (HGAP) would be an approximately 200-mile, 42-inch diameter pipeline also transporting 2 Bcf/d with proposed deliveries to the same interstate pipelines near Gillis, Louisiana.

The previously announced DWPL is a 96 mile, 48-inch diameter natural gas pipeline transporting 4 Bcf/d from near Gillis, Louisiana and terminating at Driftwood LNG. DWPL is currently under permitting with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Tellurian president and CEO Meg Gentle said, “the Tellurian Pipeline Network would serve the approximately 8 Bcf/d of incremental natural gas demand expected by 2025 in Southwest Louisiana.”

When completed, PGAP and HGAP will deliver natural gas from multiple production basins and debottleneck the existing pipeline infrastructure in Southwest Louisiana.

“We intend to begin soliciting third-party shipper interest in the first half of 2018, and would seek to commercialize PGAP and HGAP by year end 2018. The proposed Tellurian Pipeline Network represents approximately $7 billion of investment in infrastructure and 15,000 jobs in Texas and Louisiana,” she said.