LNG

March 29 (LNGJ) - Pembina Pipeline Corp., the Canadian company developing the Jordan Cove LNG export project in the northwest US state of Oregon, has started two months of open season bidding for its Alliance Pipeline expansion joint venture with a unit of Enbridge Inc. Pembina and Enbridge each hold a 50 percent stake in the pipeline that receives natural gas in British Columbia and Alberta in Canada and the US state of North Dakota and carries it to the Chicago market. The pipeline delivers around 1.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. Pending regulatory approval, Alliance will increase capacity by about 25 percent through the addition of compression and other facilities to its system. The open season runs until May 30 and the offer is available to both existing and prospective shippers for a minimum bid term of 15 years.