Bluewater Gas Storage
Bluewater is located in the St. Clair County, Michigan, and primarily provides seasonal storage needs throughout the Midwestern and Northeastern portions of the U.S. and the Southeastern portion of Canada.
Bluewater’s customers consist primarily of pipelines, utilities and marketers seeking seasonal storage services. Bluewater’s 30-mile, 20-inch diameter pipeline header system connects with three interstate and three intrastate natural gas utility pipelines that provide access to the major market hubs of Chicago, Illinois and Dawn, Ontario, which supply natural gas to eastern Ontario and the northeastern United States. These interconnects also provide access to natural gas utilities that serve local markets in Michigan and Ontario.
Bluewater has total working gas storage capacity of approximately 26 Bcf in two depleted reservoirs and we expect to increase Bluewater’s working gas capacity by 2 Bcf ratably over a 10-year period beginning in 2011 as a result of a planned liquids removal project. Bluewater also leases third-party storage capacity and pipeline transportation capacity from time to time to increase its operational flexibility and enhance its service offerings.
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Facility Overview
- Flexible, depleted reservoir gas storage facility located in St. Clair County Michigan, across the border from Dawn, Ontario, Canada
- Providing safe, reliable natural gas storage since 2005
- Strategically located to serve eastern Canada and Midwest and Northeast U.S. markets
- Extensive pipeline header system with 6 pipeline interconnects
- Provides a full range of firm and interruptible storage, hub and wheeling services
- FERC regulated 7(c) facility authorized to charge market based rates