After nearly two years of delays and with no clear end in sight to the latest regulatory setback for Sunoco Pipeline LP’s beleaguered Mariner East (ME) 2 project, the company is working on an alternative to meet its customer obligations and get more Appalachian natural gas liquids (NGL) to the Marcus Hook Industrial Complex.
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Pennsylvania Clears Mariner East 1 for Service, But Some Construction Still Pending
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on Thursday said Sunoco Pipeline LP’s Mariner East (ME) 1 could restart natural gas liquids (NGL) service after it was suspended again last month, but commissioners upheld a stay on construction of the ME 2 and 2X projects until they have more information.
Mariner East Decision Close as Pennsylvania Legislator Calls for Transparency
State Sen. Andrew Dinniman has asked the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to post all public comments to the official online docket as his case against Sunoco Pipeline LP, which has stopped service on Mariner East (ME) 1 and some construction on ME 2 and 2X, advances.
Once Again, Mariner East’s Pennsylvania Operations, Some Construction Face Indefinite Halt
Pennsylvania regulators have once again halted Mariner East (ME) 1 operations just weeks after a similar suspension was lifted, this time granting an emergency order that lays out a laundry list of requirements that Energy Transfer Partners LP subsidiary Sunoco Pipeline must meet before natural gas liquids (NGL) can resume moving on the system.
Mariner East Remains Offline, Raising Questions on Longer-Term Impacts
Ethane and propane transport on the Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) Mariner East (ME) 1 pipeline remains suspended more than a month after Pennsylvania regulators ordered a halt to operations because of sinkholes, with little clarity on exactly when service will resume.
Sunoco Reports Spills, Racks Up More ME2 Violations
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) last week issued three more violation notices to Sunoco Pipeline LP related to spills during horizontal directional drilling (HDD) for the Mariner East 2 (ME2) pipeline project at separate locations in Blair and Lebanon counties.
Appalachia Producers Redirecting NGLs While Mariner East Offline
Appalachian producers with capacity on Energy Transfer Partners LP’s Mariner East (ME) 1 pipeline, which was shut down by state regulators late last week, are finding work-arounds to ship their natural gas liquids (NGL) to different markets using rail, other pipelines and additional sales arrangements.
Pennsylvania Fines Sunoco ‘Historic’ $12.6M, Allows ME2 Construction to Restart
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has slapped Sunoco Pipeline LP with a “historic” $12.6 million fine to resolve dozens of violations related to the company’s Mariner East 2 (ME2) pipeline project, which has also been cleared to restart construction that was suspended early last month.
ME2 May Resume HDD After Sunoco Strikes Settlement With Enviro Groups
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations for Sunoco Pipeline LP’s Mariner East (ME) 2 project may resume across Pennsylvania after the company reached a settlement with environmental groups and agreed to a series of additional safeguards.
Enviros File Documents Showing Dozens of ME2 Construction Spills
Three environmental organizations this week released documents provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) detailing more than 61 spills reported by Sunoco Pipeline LP during horizontal directional drilling (HDD) operations for its Mariner East (ME) 2 pipeline project.