LNG

Feb 4 (LNGJ) - Spectra Energy, the North American pipeline company lining up feed-gas connections to LNG export projects in the US and Canada, said it expected to finalize the purchase of the Brazoria Interconnector Gas (BIG) Pipeline in the second quarter of 2016, pending a final investment decision by the Freeport LNG export project in Texas. The pipeline acquisition is a component of the Stratton Ridge project, a Texas Eastern expansion to deliver supplies to Gulf Coast LNG markets. The $200 million capital expansion project, which includes the BIG Pipeline acquisition cost, is scheduled to be in service in 2019, the Houston, Texas-based company said.