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MMCF [4 records]

Record 1 2010-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage of Oil and Natural Gas
  • Oil Production
CONT

(In a table) > California Oil and Gas Storage Facilities.... Injection Capacity(mmcf/d [expressed in millions of cubic feet/day]).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stockage du pétrole et du gaz naturel
  • Production pétrolière
OBS

Exprimée en millions de pieds cubes par jour (Mpi³/j).

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
CONT

[Some proposed] gas-fired electric generation plants in the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest region and Mexico [are expected to] consume approximately 1865 mmcf/d, which surpasses California's receipt capacity. Likewise, upstream demand for natural gas in Nevada and Arizona is increasing, which will eventually consume existing pipeline supply capacity that is currently being channeled to California.

CONT

... the use of natural gas for base load facilities, combined with other heating and transportation uses, and insufficient pipeline supply capacity might result in over-dependence and lack of fuel diversity ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
CONT

La capacité des gazoducs entre la côte du Pacifique et le reste de l'Amérique du Nord étant presque à son maximum, la hausse des prix dans le Pacifique ne pouvait pas être freinée par un approvisionnement supplémentaire provenant de l'est. [...] À la lumière de tous les facteurs susmentionnés, les prix du gaz au cours de la prochaine année seront principalement déterminés par la température, et dans une moindre mesure, par la capacité d'approvisionnement et les volumes d'entreposage.

PHR

Capacité d'approvisionnement d'un pipeline, d'un gazoduc.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
CONT

On a peak-day basis, interstate pipe-line delivery capability into California is about 7 billion cubic feet per day while California's ability to absorb natural gas within the intrastate pipeline and distribution system("take-away" capability) appears to be less, as low pressures and the inability to meet some inter-ruptible gas load during peak periods indicate.... Although the physical capability of the delivery point at Ehrenberg, AZ, could permit an estimated 1, 410 MMcf/d to be delivered, the intrastate system can receive only 1, 210 MMcf/d. 13 The California Energy Commission estimated that the imbalance at the northern corridor crossing(Needles/Topock) is about 350 Mmcf/d. 14. These two estimates for the separate State border crossings combined indicate a potential shortfall in receipt capacity of 550 MMcf/d along the Arizona border.

CONT

The interstate capacity into California is approximately 7,435,000 Mcf/day³(an Mcf is roughly equal to an MMBtu) and the intrastate receipt capacity (takeaway capacity) is approximately 6,675,000 Mcf/day.

Key term(s)
  • receipt capability
  • takeaway capability
  • take-away capacity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
CONT

La capacité à Huntingdon (C.-B.) est consituée d'une capacité de réception de 1,18 109 pi³ /j de la Northwest Pipeline Company (le principal réseau de transport par gazoduc reliant le Nord-Ouest en bordure du Pacifique) et d'une capacité de 0,1 109 pi³/j pour les exportations transitant par d'autres réseaux.

CONT

Le gazoduc Northwinds permettra aux marchés américains de bénéficier de l'offre croissante de gaz naturel provenant du marché central du gaz naturel à Dawn en Ontario. Actuellement, ce centre régional a une capacité de transport par gazoduc de plus de 3,5 milliards de pieds cubes par jour et une capacité de stockage excédant 870 milliards de pieds cubes. Grâce à des interconnexions le long du tracé du gazoduc et dans la région d'Ellisburg-Leidy (important marché de gaz naturel pour la côte est), Northwinds aura accès à une capacité de transport de plus de cinq milliards de pieds cubes sur les systèmes de gazoduc inter-États qui approvisionnent les principaux marchés de la côte est.

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Oil and Natural Gas Distribution
DEF

A common unit of measurement of large quantities of gas that equals 1,000,000 cubic feet of gas.

CONT

A typical maximum allowable water-vapor content is 7 lb per MMcf of gas.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Distribution du pétrole et du gaz naturel
OBS

Correspond à 106 pieds cubes.

Spanish

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