| Alliance Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada, United States |
| From | British Columbia |
| Passes through | Alberta, Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Minnesota |
| To | Illinois |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Owner | Enbridge Income Fund (50%) and Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. (50%) |
| Operator | Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership |
| Construction started | 1994 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 2,311 mi (3,719 km) |
| Maximum discharge | 1.6 Bcf daily |
| Diameter | 36 in (914 mm) |
Alliance Pipeline is a natural gas transmission system that transports high-energy, rich natural gas from northeastern British Columbia and northwestern Alberta through Saskatchewan, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa to its terminus in Illinois.
Approximately 1.6 Bcf/d of rich natural gas is safely delivered to Chicago each day, supplying approximately 5% of the residential natural gas needs for this market. The system, including lateral and delivery segment lines, is more than 3,719 km (2,311 mi) long with 14 mainline compressor stations—seven in Canada and seven in the United States. The compressors are driven by 31,000 to 46,000 horsepower (23 to 34 MW) gas turbines—similar to the turbines that power large airplanes.
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Alliance Pipeline is composed of a Canadian limited partnership (Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership) and a United States limited partnership (Alliance Pipeline L.P.). The equity interests of both partnerships are privately held.
Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership is owned by the Enbridge Income Fund TSX: ENF.UN (50%) and by Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. TSX: FCE.UN (50%). Alliance Pipeline Limited Partnership is an issuer of public debt in Canada Alliance Pipeline L. P. is owned by Enbridge Inc. TSX: ENB NYSE: ENB (50%) and by Fort Chicago Energy Partners L.P. TSX: FCE.UN (50%). Alliance Pipeline L.P. is not an issuer of public debt in the United States.