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12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
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Schedule of ownership interests in natural gas pipeline systems

 

 

Pipeline

 

Length

 

Description

 

Ownership

Gas Transmission Northwest LLC (GTN)

 

1,377 miles

 

Extends between an interconnection near Kingsgate, British Columbia, Canada at the Canadian border to a point near Malin, Oregon at the California border and delivers natural gas to the Pacific Northwest and to California.

 

100 percent

Bison Pipeline LLC (Bison)

 

303 miles

 

Extends from a location near Gillette, Wyoming to Northern Border’s pipeline system in North Dakota. Bison can transport natural gas from the Powder River Basin to Midwest markets.

 

100 percent

North Baja Pipeline, LLC (North Baja)

 

86 miles

 

Extends between an interconnection with the El Paso Natural Gas Company pipeline near Ehrenberg, Arizona and an interconnection with a natural gas pipeline near Ogilby, California on the Mexican border transporting natural gas in the southwest. North Baja is a bi-directional pipeline.

 

100 percent

Tuscarora Gas Transmission Company (Tuscarora)

 

305 miles

 

Extends between the GTN pipeline near Malin, Oregon to its terminus near Reno, Nevada and delivers natural gas in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada.

 

100 percent

Northern Border Pipeline Company (Northern Border)

 

1,412 miles

 

Extends between the Canadian border near Port of Morgan, Montana to a terminus near North Hayden, Indiana, south of Chicago. Northern Border is capable of receiving natural gas from Canada, the Williston Basin and Rocky Mountain area for deliveries to the Midwest. ONEOK Partners, L.P. owns the remaining 50 percent of Northern Border.

 

50 percent

Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS)

 

295 miles

 

Connects with the TransQuebec and Maritimes Pipeline (TQM) at the Canadian border to deliver natural gas to customers in the U.S. northeast. Northern New England Investment Company, Inc. owns the remaining 38.29 percent of PNGTS.

 

61.71 percent (a)

Great Lakes Gas Transmission Limited Partnership (Great Lakes)

 

2,115 miles

 

Connects with the TransCanada Mainline at the Canadian border near Emerson, Manitoba, Canada and St. Clair, Michigan, near Detroit. Great Lakes is a bi-directional pipeline that can receive and deliver natural gas at multiple points along its system. TransCanada owns the remaining 53.55 percent of Great Lakes.

 

46.45 percent

Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P (Iroquois)

 

416 miles

 

Extends from the TransCanada Mainline system near Waddington, New York to deliver natural gas to customers in the U.S. northeast. The remaining 50.66 percent is owned by TransCanada (0.66 percent), Dominion Midstream (25.93 percent) and Dominion Resources (24.07 percent).

 

49.34 percent (b)

 

 

(a)

On June 1, 2017, the Partnership acquired an additional 11.81 percent from TransCanada resulting in 61.71 percent ownership in PNGTS. (Refer to Note 24-Subsequent Events).

(b)

Effective June 1, 2017 (Refer to Note 24-Subsequent Events).