Equitrans

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) operator Equitrans Midstream Corp., seeking to complete construction of its controversial natural gas conduit after a long delay, has agreed to additional steps to address safety concerns raised by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). Equitrans would follow a number of additional safety measures in completing construction of…

Equitrans Midstream Corp. said corrosion was to blame for a natural gas storage well in Southwest Pennsylvania that leaked over 1 Bcf of natural gas into the atmosphere for more than 10 days last November. Corrosion on the outside diameter of the top joint of the well and debris between its outer and inner casings…

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) developers expect to have the long-delayed and oft-challenged natural gas pipeline in service by the end of this year thanks to a major assist from provisions included in the bipartisan debt ceiling deal signed by President Biden. The Fiscal Responsibility Act, negotiated between the Biden administration and lawmakers, and signed…

The permits necessary for Equitrans Midstream Corp.’s long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) to advance may come as early as May, allowing the company to bring the project in-service by 2023, CEO Thomas Karam announced.  EQM is expecting the biological opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by next Tuesday, “and based on the permitting…

Equitrans Midstream Corp.’s (EQM) long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) may gain some necessary permits within the next few months, “which will allow us then to bring MVP into service in 2023,” said CEO Thomas Karam.  EQM is expecting the biological opinion from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by next Tuesday, “and based on the…

Three of the Appalachian Basin’s leading upstream and midstream operators on Wednesday announced a new coalition aimed at better monitoring and reducing methane emissions throughout the Marcellus and Utica shales.  Chesapeake Energy Corp., EQT Corp. and Equitrans Midstream Corp. launched the Appalachian Methane Initiative (AMI). The coalition said it would work to identify and fix…

Equitrans Midstream Corp. has flooded a natural gas storage well that had leaked for more than 10 days, releasing over 1 Bcf into the atmosphere, according to preliminary estimates.  Spokesperson Natalie Cox told NGI the leak was discovered on Nov. 6. The company worked through a series of setbacks with Texas-based Cudd Well Control to…

An overhaul of natural gas pipeline permitting by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is set to be included in a congressional spending package this week, but some House Democrats are balking at the measure to clear the path for Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Stopgap spending legislation, known as a continuing resolution (CR), is likely to be…

Equitrans Midstream Corp. is making headway to increase natural gas connectivity in the Appalachian Basin, with management evaluating shipper interest received during a recent open season. The binding open season was related to Equitrans’ transmission system. It would increase shipper access to downstream markets in the Midwest and Gulf Coast, primarily through existing delivery interconnects…