A Virginia legislator recently introduced a bill that may make it more difficult for the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to complete construction, according to Kallanish Energy. Delegate Chris Hurst, D-Montgomery presented a bill that would require that any project requiring 50 or more temporary workers during the coronavirus pandemic get additional state approval from the
Read More...Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC recently asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a two-year extension to complete the 303-mile natural gas pipeline in West Virginia and Virginia, according to Kallanish Energy. The company asked for its deadline to be extended to complete the project from Oct. 13, 2020, to Oct. 13, 2022. The project has
Read More...EQM Midstream Partners, LP is nearing completion on its Mountain Valley Pipeline project with work about 92% complete, according to Yahoo Finance. The 303-mile natural gas pipeline is expected to begin full service early next year, despite delays and cost adjustments due to additional regulatory reviews along the way. Upon completion, the pipeline will move
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Read More...Balking from its previous estimate of a mid-2020 full in-service date, EQM Midstream Partners LP recently pushed completion of its Mountain Valley Pipeline back again, according to Reuters. The company doesn’t anticipate having the natural gas line that will run from West Virginia to Virginia finished until late 2020. The project’s estimated price jumps from
Read More...Ongoing legal and regulatory challenges that have continuously delayed the construction of the Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline now threaten to push its completion date past 2019, according to EQM Midstream Partners LP. When the company started construction in February 2018, it estimated the project would cost about $3.5 billion and be completed by the
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