FERC issues Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2014

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released its Energy Infrastructure Update for November 2014. The report notes that five natural gas pipeline projects (total length: 608.8 miles; total capacity: 2.457 billion ft³/d) were proposed in November 2014, while two were placed in service (total capacity: 350 million ft³/d).

Natural gas highlights

• Transco placed into service its Northeast Connector Project, which will provide 100 million ft³/d of capacity from its existing system in York County, PA, to an interconnection between its existing Lower NY Bay and proposed Rockaway laterals.
• Transco placed into service a portion of its Virginia Southside Expansion Project, which will provide 250 million ft³/d of mainline capacity and bi-directional flow for Virginia Power Services from NJ to NC.
• Texas Gas requested authorisation to construct and operate its Southern Indiana Market Lateral Project. This project will provide 166 million ft³/d of capacity to serve Midwest Fertiliser and SABIC Innovative Plastics in Posey County, IN.
• Transco requested authorisation to construct and operate its Hillabee Expansion Project, which will provide 1.131 billion ft³/d of capacity from Transco’s existing system in Choctaw County, AL, to the proposed Sabil Trail pipeline in Tallapoosa County, AL.
• Sabal Trail requested authorisation to construct and operate its Sabal Trail Project, which will provide 1.075 billion ft³/d of capacity from Tallapoosa County, AL, to the proposed Florida Southeast Connection in Osceola County, FL.
• Eastern Shore requested authorisation to construct and operate its White Oak Mainline Expansion Project, which will provide 45 million ft³/d of capacity to Calpine Energy to serve its proposed 309 MW power plant in Dover, DE.

Adapted from press release by Rosalie Starling

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