by Sara Simper,
Thursday, 29 June 2023
Synopsis
US energy company Equitrans Midstream Corp's long-delayed $6.6 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline has received authorization from the country's energy regulator to resume construction. The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) stated that Mountain Valley has all necessary authorizations and can proceed with the remaining construction. The project had been suspended due to litigation over its Biological Opinion from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Mountain Valley, owned by Equitrans, NextEra Energy Inc, Consolidated Edison Inc, AltaGas Ltd, and RGC Resources Inc, is among the US oil and gas pipelines facing regulatory and legal challenges from environmental and local groups.
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US energy company, Equitrans Midstream Corp’s long-delayed US$6.6 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline received authorisation on Wednesday 28 June from the country’s energy regulator to restart construction of the project.
“Mountain Valley has all necessary authorisations for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Project, ... therefore authorised to proceed with all remaining construction associated with the project,” the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said.
FERC had suspended work on Mountain Valley, a pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia, due to litigation over the project’s Biological Opinion from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, which allows construction in areas inhabited by endangered and threatened species. Mountain Valley is one of several US oil and gas pipelines delayed by regulatory and legal fights with environmental and local groups that found problems with federal permits issued by the Trump administration.
Mountain Valley is owned by units of Equitrans, NextEra Energy Inc, Consolidated Edison Inc, AltaGas Ltd and RGC Resources Inc.
Source: www.worldpipelines.com
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