Union Gas Announces Transportation Open Season

Firm capacity between Dawn, Kirkwall and Parkway starting Nov. 1, 2021 and Nov. 1, 2022

CHATHAM, ON, Aug. 29, 2018 /CNW/ - Union Gas is holding an open season for firm capacity of up to 350,000 GJ/d beginning in 2021 and up to 250,000 GJ/d beginning in 2022 along the following transportation paths:

(a)	Dawn to Parkway;
(b)	Dawn to Kirkwall; and
(c)	Kirkwall to Parkway

A limited amount of capacity may also be available as early as Nov. 1, 2019. The open season runs from Aug. 29, 2018 through Oct. 12, 2018.

The open season offers firm access to not only the liquidity and diversity of the Dawn Hub, but also access to Appalachian supplies at the Dawn Hub and through the Niagara and Chippawa supply points. Customers in eastern Canada and the U.S. Northeast can access these supply points by aligning Union Gas transportation service with downstream pipeline capacity offered on TransCanada and other interconnecting systems in the United States and Canada.

The Dawn Hub is the largest integrated natural gas storage facility in Canada and one of the largest in North America. The Dawn Hub is fully integrated into the North American supply and transportation system providing shippers with the ability to access competitive, diverse and flexible supply options.

The Union Gas Dawn Parkway Transmission System is one of the most robust pipeline systems in North America and provides for the movement of natural gas from the Dawn Hub located near Sarnia, Ontario – to the Greater Toronto Area, where it interconnects with other downstream pipelines serving eastern Canadian and northeast U.S. markets. Dawn and the compressor stations located along the Dawn-Parkway corridor have Loss of Critical Unit reserve horsepower coverage which provides firm service reliability.

For more information, visit uniongas.com/openseason.

About Union Gas

Union Gas Limited is a major Canadian natural gas storage, transmission and distribution company based in Ontario with over 100 years of experience and service to customers. The distribution business serves about 1.5 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in more than 400 communities across Ontario. Union Gas' storage and transmission business offers a variety of storage and transportation services to customers at the Dawn Hub, the largest integrated underground storage facility in Canada and one of the largest in North America.  The Dawn Hub offers customers an important link in the movement of natural gas from Western Canadian and U.S. supply basins to markets in central Canada and the northeast U.S. Union Gas, an Enbridge Company-one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2018-has assets of $8.9 billion and approximately 2,300 employees. For more information, visit uniongas.com or find us on Facebook: facebook.com/uniongas; LinkedIn:  linkedIn.com/uniongas; Twitter: twitter.com/uniongas and YouTube: youtube.com/user/uniongas.

CONTACTS:

Media
Andrea Stass
Supervisor, External Communications and Media Relations
Ph: 519 436-5490 or 1-800-571-8446 ext. 5005490
Cell: 519 365-1010
[email protected]

Open Season Bids
Dave Janisse
Strategic Sales
Phone: [phone]
[email protected]

SOURCE Union Gas Limited