Corning Natural Gas Corp. (CNG) recently completed a pipeline to Pennsylvania that taps Marcellus Shale production for delivery to CNG customers in New York state.

CNG President Mike German said the project was the largest single expansion built by the company in a quarter century. The pipeline interconnects with a producer’s gathering line in Jackson Township PA. “Given the Marcellus Shale prospects in our New York state service territory, CNG is hopeful of connecting more local production,” said CNG’s Jerry Sleve, vice president of administration.

In approving the 75-foot, 10-inch diameter line, which crosses the New York-Pennsylvania state line, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in November noted that “Corning neither owns nor operates an interstate natural gas transmission system, nor does it have an extensive transmission system. Corning has no pipeline in the requested service area, and only a total of 385 miles of distribution mains. The 75-foot interconnection with Fortuna [Energy] in Pennsylvania will only allow Corning to obtain additional natural gas supplies to serve customers in an area of New York that currently has no other source of natural gas.

“Since the Pennsylvania facilities will only provide a short interconnection across the state line and will not enable Corning to distribute, transport or sell natural gas in Pennsylvania, granting the service area determination will not have a significant effect on any other natural gas distribution company.”

CNG provides gas service from Southport, NY, to Hammondsport, NY, to nearly 15,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers.

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