13.03.2017, 17:53
Spectra Energy Partners to Purchase PSEG Equity Position in PennEast Pipeline Project
OREANDA-NEWS. PennEast Pipeline Company LLC today announced that Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: SEP), an Enbridge company, has entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire from PSEG Power LLC, a subsidiary of Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (NYSE: PEG), its 10 percent minority equity position in the PennEast interstate natural gas pipeline project (PennEast).
PSEG Power remains committed to its 125,000 Dth/day contracted capacity on PennEast (the Project’s second largest customer). This acquisition could close in the second quarter of 2017, subject to certain conditions precedent being met including approval by the PennEast Board. Upon the closing of this acquisition, Spectra Energy Partners will increase its equity investment in PennEast from 10 percent to 20 percent.
"We’re pleased with PennEast’s progress and are excited to have Spectra Energy Partners, with its extensive experience in the region, become an equal equity partner," said Dat Tran, chairman of the board of managers for PennEast. "With respect to PSEG, we look forward to continue working with them as a PennEast customer. PSEG’s unwavering commitment to its subscribed PennEast capacity underscores the need for lower cost natural gas to power New Jersey's future, and directly rebuts the notion this Project is about excessive returns – rather than a need for the gas."
"From its inception, we have viewed the PennEast Pipeline as a critical project for the mid-Atlantic, connecting abundant domestic supplies to growing local markets in need of additional clean natural gas," said Bill Yardley, president of Spectra Energy Partners. "PennEast provides an opportunity to build upon our very strong footprint in the region."
Bill Levis, president of PSEG Power, emphasized PSEG will remain a PennEast customer for its committed capacity.
"This Project will provide PSE&G customers with greater and more reliable access to affordable natural gas," he said. "We look forward to being a PennEast customer. We’ve decided to put our focus on our core business – constructing three new combined cycle power plants and running our diverse fleet of generation plants.
PennEast Pipeline Company remains dedicated to helping lower energy costs for families and businesses, meeting growing demand for natural gas and providing enhanced energy reliability. PennEast received a positive Draft Environmental Impact Statement from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and is on track to receive the Final Environmental Impact Statement in April. These are key milestones as the Project continues to advance toward providing a more secure energy future for the region when it goes into service in the second half of 2018.
PSEG Power remains committed to its 125,000 Dth/day contracted capacity on PennEast (the Project’s second largest customer). This acquisition could close in the second quarter of 2017, subject to certain conditions precedent being met including approval by the PennEast Board. Upon the closing of this acquisition, Spectra Energy Partners will increase its equity investment in PennEast from 10 percent to 20 percent.
"We’re pleased with PennEast’s progress and are excited to have Spectra Energy Partners, with its extensive experience in the region, become an equal equity partner," said Dat Tran, chairman of the board of managers for PennEast. "With respect to PSEG, we look forward to continue working with them as a PennEast customer. PSEG’s unwavering commitment to its subscribed PennEast capacity underscores the need for lower cost natural gas to power New Jersey's future, and directly rebuts the notion this Project is about excessive returns – rather than a need for the gas."
"From its inception, we have viewed the PennEast Pipeline as a critical project for the mid-Atlantic, connecting abundant domestic supplies to growing local markets in need of additional clean natural gas," said Bill Yardley, president of Spectra Energy Partners. "PennEast provides an opportunity to build upon our very strong footprint in the region."
Bill Levis, president of PSEG Power, emphasized PSEG will remain a PennEast customer for its committed capacity.
"This Project will provide PSE&G customers with greater and more reliable access to affordable natural gas," he said. "We look forward to being a PennEast customer. We’ve decided to put our focus on our core business – constructing three new combined cycle power plants and running our diverse fleet of generation plants.
PennEast Pipeline Company remains dedicated to helping lower energy costs for families and businesses, meeting growing demand for natural gas and providing enhanced energy reliability. PennEast received a positive Draft Environmental Impact Statement from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and is on track to receive the Final Environmental Impact Statement in April. These are key milestones as the Project continues to advance toward providing a more secure energy future for the region when it goes into service in the second half of 2018.
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