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WHEREAS, the Feral Power Commission, in Dockets No.
G-2306, et al. , has ordered the consolidation of proceedin:s
for hearings on application by nine pipeline companies rel•: ting
to the extension of natural gas service in the Midwestern
United States, included in which is an application by Nort ern
Natural Gas Company to extend its service in the State of
Minnesota and an application by Midwestern Gas Transmissio
Company to enter the State of Minnesota for the service of
natural gas; and
WHEREAS, included in the pending applications for ext nded
service is the possibility of obtaining more new volumes o .
natural gas for the City of Saint Paul and the metropolita
area; now therefore be it / d �4T akct
RESOLVED, that the City of Saint P,suZ joins the tate of
Minnesota in taking the position that the City of Saint Pa 1
is desirous of having added volumes of new gas for the
potential users thereof in this City, without entering into, the
question of the competitive positions of the two natural g.: s
companies named in the applications for extended service ter
other communities in the State of Minnesota; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that Marshall F. Hurley, Corporatio.
Counsel is hereby authorized to attend the hearings before the
Federal Power Commission on May 14, 1957, to state the pos tion
of the City of Saint Paul as hereinabove stated.
MY 81957
COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 195_
Yeas Nays
DeCourcy MAY 81957
Holland Approved 195-
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Immediate Release DOCKET NOS. G-2306, et al. 1/ Release No. 9072
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FPC CONSOLIDATES 20 APPLICATIONS BY 9 PIPELINE COMPANIES, RELATING TO NAT AL
GAS SERVICE IN MIDWEST, FOR HEARINGS COMMENCING MAY 14
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Washington, D. C., March 29, 1957--The Federal Power Commission today ordere the con-
solidation of proceedings for hearings to commence May 14 in Washington, D. C., on 20 applications
by 9 pipeline companies, all relating directly or indirectly to natural gas service in the midwestern
United States.
Three of the companies are proposing to build pipeline projects which are competitive and
mutually exclusive in part with facilities proposed by Midwestern Gas Transmission Company, of
Houston, Tex. The three companies are Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Company, of Detroit, Mich.;
Northern Natural Gas Company, of Omaha, Nebr.; and Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, of
C itcago1li. --�
The applications of the other five companies have an interdependent relationship to the mutually
exclusive proposals. These companies are American Louisiana Pipe Line Company, of Detroit; El
Paso Natural Gas Company, of El Paso, Tex.; Permian Basin Pipeline Company, of Omaha; Iron
Ranges Natural.Gas Company, of St. Paul, Minn.; and Tennessee Gas Transmission Company, of
Houston.
American Louisiana supplies gas to Michigan Wisconsin; El Paso and Permian both are pro-
posing to build facilities relating to Northern Natural's gas supply; Iron Ranges is seeking authority to
build a pipeline project in Minnesota with gas to be supplied either by Midwestern or Northern; and
Tennessee would supply half of Midwestern's gas supply, with the other half coming from Canadian
sources.
Hearings already have been held on parts of some of the 20 applications. The comparative
hearings commencing May 14 will be held for the purpose of considering the mutually exclusive aspect4
of the applications or interdependent proposals, the Commission said.
Midwestern is proposing to build a pipeline system from the Portland, Tenn., area to the U. S.
Canadian border where it would receive 204,000,000 cubic feet of natural gas per day from Trans-
Canada Pipe Lines, Limited, near Emerson, Manitoba. Another 204,000,000 cubic feet would be pur-
chased from Tennessee Gas Transmission at the Portland connection. Midwestern would Serve cus-
tomers in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, and Indiana.
Michigan Wisconsin is seeking authority to construct facilities to serve communities in Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, some of which are in areas proposed to be served by Midwestern. The FPC pre-
viously had reserved permanent allocation of 61,385,000 cubic feet of gas per day from American
Louisiana's system for potential delivery to Michigan Wisconsin in these competitive areas.
Northern Natural's pending applications involve proposed service to Iron Ranges, and to 192
communities in Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, 39 of which are also proposed to be served
by Midwestern.
Permian Basin is proposing to construct facilities to supply gas to Northern, with delivery to be
made by Permian to El Paso for redelivery to Northern. El Paso would build facilities to enable it to
transport: and deliver this and other gas to Northern.
Iron Ranges would construct a pipeline in Minnesota to serve numerous cities and villages, [
Midwestern and Northern each proposing to supply the necessary gas.
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