Vector Pipeline L.P. is a 348-mile-long

natural gas Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...

pipeline which transports approximately per day of natural gas from

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, in the

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area, to parts of

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and

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and into

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. The pipeline is important in the supply and transportation of natural gas from the United States and Western Canada to the Midwest, eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, supplying power generation plants, natural gas distribution companies, and

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facilities. The pipeline also has interconnections with several other natural gas pipelines along its route. Vector Pipeline L.P. is a joint venture between Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. ( ) and

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-based

DTE Energy Company DTE Energy (formerly Detroit Edison until 1996) is a Detroit-based diversified energy company involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services in the United States and Canada. Its operating units include an ele ...

(). Vector Pipeline filed applications with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Canadian

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in late 1997. Construction of the pipeline took place during 2000 and Vector began operations Dec. 1, 2000. Its

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code is 175. Duke Energy acquired a 30% stake in the pipeline in 2002 when it bought Westcoast Energy Inc.; it sold its interest in September 2003 to DTE and Enbridge, who already owned the other 70%, for $145 million. Enbridge provides operating services to Vector and owns a 60% stake.

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