The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released its Energy Infrastructure Update for September 2014. The report notes that six natural gas pipeline projects (total length: 1413.8 miles; total capacity: 7.096 billion ft3/d) were proposed in September 2014, while two were certificated (total length: 9.3 miles; total capacity 960 million ft3/d) and three were placed in service (total length: 18.5 miles; total capacity: 101.2 million ft3/d).
Natural gas highlights
- Eastern Shore received authorisation to place into service its White Oak Lateral Project which will provide 55.2 million ft3/d of capacity to serve Calpine Energy’s proposed 309 MW power plant in Dover, DL.
- Dominion Cove Point received authorisation to construct and operate an LNG export terminal (825 million ft3/d) at Cove Point’s existing import terminal in Calvert County, MD, and pipeline facilities to provide 860 million ft3/d of capacity on Cove Point’s existing pipeline to serve the proposed terminal.
- Florida Southeast requested authorisation to construct and operate its Florida Southeast Connection Project. This project will provide 640 million ft3/d of capacity from the proposed Sabil Trail pipeline near Intercession City, FL, to a delivery point with Florida Power & Light near Indiantown, FL.
- Tennessee commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate its Northeast Energy Direct Project, which will provide 2.2 billion ft3/d of capacity from Tennessee’s system in PA, to markets in New England.
- ExxonMobil Alaska, ConocoPhillips Alaska, BP Alaska, TransCanada Alaska, and Alaska Gasline commenced the Commission’s pre-filing process to construct and operate an LNG export terminal (2.55 billion ft3/d) near Nikiski, AK, andpipeline facilities to provide 3.5 million ft3/d of capacity from the Alaska North Slope to the proposed terminal.
Adapted from press release by Rosalie Starling