Pa. judge orders Mariner NGL pipelines stopped, questions Sunoco's priorities
A Pennsylvania judge issued an emergency order suspending operations and construction on the Mariner East family of NGL pipes across Pennsylvania, saying developer Sunoco Pipeline LP put profits over safety.
"Sunoco has made deliberate managerial decisions to proceed in what appears to be a rushed manner in an apparent prioritization of profit over the best engineering practices available," Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Administrative Law Judge Elizabeth Barnes wrote in her May 21 order halting operations on the Mariner East 1 pipeline and construction on Mariner East 2 and 2X, which run roughly parallel across the state.
NJ agencies ask federal court to review approval of PennEast pipe
Two New Jersey agencies asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to review the federal approval of PennEast Pipeline Co. LLC's 1.1-Bcf/d natural gas pipeline project that would deliver Marcellus Shale gas supplies from Pennsylvania to East Coast markets.
In the May 22 filing, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission said the FERC approval was flawed because of insufficient data about environmental resources, an incomplete analysis of alternatives to the pipeline, and conflicts with the state's jurisdiction on the Clean Water Act.
British Columbia court tosses 2 challenges to Trans Mountain approval
The Supreme Court of British Columbia dismissed a pair of challenges to Kinder Morgan Inc.'s provincial permits to construct the C$7.4 billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Supreme Court Justice Christopher Grauer said the province's Ministry of Environment met its obligations in assessing the impacts of the line and consulting with First Nations.
Canadian regulator endorses approval of TransCanada's C$1.4B Montney pipe
The National Energy Board recommended that the Canadian government allow TransCanada Corp. to start construction on its C$1.4 billion North Montney Mainline natural gas pipeline project through the approval of a variance to the project certificate.
Freeport applies for DOE authorization to export LNG from expansion unit
The developer of the Freeport LNG export project under construction in Texas asked federal regulators for permission to export to countries with which the U.S. does not have a free trade agreement from a proposed expansion unit.
NJ regulator approves 2nd phase of South Jersey Gas system reliability program
South Jersey Gas Co. received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities for the second phase of its infrastructure investment program for system reliability and preparation for severe weather events.
PSE&G to launch 2nd phase of pipe replacement program
Public Service Electric and Gas Co. is set to implement the second phase of its gas system modernization program following the approval of the $1.88 billion settlement agreement with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Staff and the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel.
