Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline
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Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline. Construction began in 2007 and the line entered service in 2008.
| Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Cheniere Southern Trail Pipeline[1] |
| General information | |
| Kind | Pipeline project[2] |
| Project type | New build[1][3] |
| Status | In service[1][4] |
| Commodity | Natural gas[1][3][5] |
| Operator | Cheniere Creole Trail Pl Co[6][7] or Cheniere Energy[7] or Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.[7][sources disagree] |
| Owners and operators | |
| Operator | |
| Pipeline system | Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline[3][8] |
| State | LA[6][7] or AL, LA, MS[1][sources disagree] |
| Counties | Cameron, LA[3][9] or Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Cameron, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA[5][sources disagree] |
| Approved | 15 June 2006[5][6][7] or 7 January 2005[7] or 16 March 2007[7][sources disagree] |
| Construction started | September 2007[10] |
| In service | 22 June 2008[1] |
| FERC docket | CP05-357[6] |
| FERC pre-filing docket | PF05-8[6] |
| Louisiana coastal use permits | P20040708[7], P20061659[7] |
| Contractors | |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 134.9 mi[3][6] or 135 mi[1] or 18.1 mi[3][sources disagree] |
| Pipe size | 36", 42"[1] or 42"[7][sources disagree] |
| Capacity | 2000 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1][6] |
| Cost | $583 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[1] |
| On ProvenHand | |
| Hands listed | 0 |
Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline is a natural gas pipeline. Construction began in 2007 and the line entered service in 2008.
Contractorsedit
| Contractor | Work | Scope | Spread | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunland Construction, Inc.[10] | Prime | Spread one, the first 18-mile 42-inch spread | from 1 September 2007 | |
| Sheehan Pipeline Construction Inc.[11] | Prime | Segment 3A (alternate route, 42-inch single line option) under a construction agreement dated 2007-01-10 | Segment 3A | |
| Sunland Construction, Inc.[12] | Prime | Creole Trail Pipeline Segment 1 (Preferred Route Single Line Option) under the construction agreement dated 2007-03-12; Change Order 1 dated 2008-02-07 added a push site |
Inspection
| Firm | Scope |
|---|---|
| Providence Engineering and Environmental Group LLC[8] | One-year post-construction restoration monitoring report, June 2010 |
Spreads
| Spread | Prime contractor |
|---|---|
| Segment 3A[11] | Sheehan Pipeline Construction Inc. |
Sources disagree
These sources give different values for the same fact. Each value is listed with the sources that give it.
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Referencesedit
- “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “FERC eLibrary docket CP05-357”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Order amending certificate, Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P., Docket CP05-357 (Segment 1)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 16 February 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Letter order authorizing Creole Trail Pipeline Segments 1, 2, part of 3 and the TETCO Lateral to be placed in service (CP05-357)”. FERC (Office of Energy Projects). 13 May 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “Order granting Section 3 authority and issuing certificates, Creole Trail LNG, LP and Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, LP (CP05-360 et al.)”. FERC. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Louisiana DENR Office of Coastal Management: Coastal Permits Lines (pipelines)”. Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P., second quarter 2010 restoration report with one-year post-construction restoration monitoring reports, Docket CP05-357”. Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. (filed with FERC). 14 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Sabine Pass LNG, L.P., implementation plan for Tank S-106, Docket CP05-396 (includes Cheniere letter of Nov. 13, 2009 to LDNR on CUP P20040708)”. Sabine Pass LNG, L.P. (filed with FERC). 28 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Cheniere Energy Awards Contracts, Begins Construction on Creole Trail Natural Gas Pipeline”. Industrial Info Resources. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
- “Change Orders 4-11 to the Creole Trail Pipeline Segment 3A construction agreement (Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P. and Sheehan Pipe Line Construction Company)”. Cheniere Energy, Inc. (filed with the SEC). Retrieved 4 October 2026.
- “Change Order 1 to Construction Agreement dated March 12, 2007, Creole Trail Pipeline Segment 1 (Exhibit 10.95 to Cheniere Energy 10-K)”. Cheniere Energy, Inc. (filed with the SEC). 27 February 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
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