Ruby Pipeline
Ruby Pipeline | |
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El Paso Corporation | |
Operator | Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. |
Commissioned | 2010 |
Technical information | |
Length | 680 mi (1,090 km) |
Maximum discharge | 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (15 billion cubic metres per year) |
Diameter | 42 in (1,067 mm) |
The Ruby Pipeline is a 680-mile, 42-in. diameter natural gas pipeline natural gas pipeline running from Opal, Wyoming, to Malin, Oregon. The route crosses Northern Utah, and Northern Nevada.[1] Ruby Pipeline, L.L.C. filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on January 27, 2009, authorizing the construction and operation of the Ruby Pipeline Project. On April 5, 2010, the FERC approved the application. Construction began on July 31, 2010, and the pipeline was placed in service on July 28, 2011. The pipe is 680 miles (1,090 km) long with an expected capacity of 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (42×10 6 m3/d).
Controversy
There is concern that the project crosses more than 1000 rivers and streams and, according to the Center for Biological Diversity, threatens some endangered fish species.[2]
The Center for Biological Diversity and
On April 1, 2022, Ruby Pipeline filed for
Notes
- ^ "Ruby Pipeline > Project Summary". Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Another suit against Ruby Pipeline". Wyoming Business Report. Portland, Oregon. August 20, 2010. Archived from the original on February 27, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Court refuses to block Ruby Pipeline work". February 2011.
- ^ "Kinder Morgan's Ruby Pipeline files for bankruptcy". The Wall Street Journal. April 1, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
8 BLM.gov: Ruby Pipeline Project