Constitution

As it moves forward with plans to complete the Atlantic Sunrise expansion by next year, which would bring some relief to the still-constrained Appalachian Basin, management at Williams and the pipeline partnership have renewed hope for the embattled Constitution Pipeline.

In yet another setback for the Constitution Pipeline a federal court in New York has dismissed its sponsors’ lawsuit challenging state permitting requirements.

FERC on Tuesday denied a rehearing request by New York Attorney General (AG) Eric Schneiderman over allegations of unauthorized tree cutting and other activities along the right-of-way for the embattled Constitution natural gas pipeline.

Two weeks before Constitution Pipeline LLC will argue in appellate court that New York State regulators are purposely holding up its proposed Marcellus Shale natural gas pipeline by denying a crucial water permit, the two sides in the case took swipes at each other through the filing of final legal briefs last month.

FERC signaled its support for two stalled projects on Tuesday, granting separate extensions to Constitution Pipeline LLC to complete its embattled natural gas pipeline in New York State and Pennsylvania, and to Dominion Transmission Inc. to finish its Clarington project.

In a show of support for embattled Constitution Pipeline LLC, oil and natural gas organizations and others urged an appellate court to overrule regulators in New York State and issue a critical water permit for the project.

FERC has rejected a request by New York Attorney General (AG) Eric Schneiderman to issue a stay of certificates for the embattled Constitution Pipeline, but it did agree to have its staff investigate allegations of unauthorized tree cutting and other activities.

The battle over the proposed Constitution Pipeline into New York State got rougher on Monday after the state’s attorney general (AG) asked FERC to investigate the pipeline for allegedly cutting trees and taking other unauthorized actions for the project.

The battle over the proposed Constitution Pipeline into New York State got rougher on Monday after the state’s attorney general (AG) asked FERC to investigate the pipeline for allegedly cutting trees and taking other unauthorized actions for the project.