Mountain Valley Pipeline

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 and now Senate Republicans are balking, with the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) caught in the crosshairs. Stopgap spending legislation, known as a continuing resolution (CR), is likely…

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…

A legislative compromise to help ease the federal permitting process for energy infrastructure projects would provide the certainty Equitrans Midstream Corp. needs to finally complete the Mountain Valley Pipeline, CEO Thomas Karam said Tuesday.  “The need for this proposed bill should be crystal clear,” Karam said, noting that MVP has been the “collateral damage” of…

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC is seeking an extension from FERC that would give the operator until October 2026 to finish construction on the delayed Appalachia-to-Southeast natural gas conduit. In a letter filed last Friday, MVP asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for more time to finish construction in light of “ongoing legal and permitting challenges.”…

​​FERC recently amended Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s (MVP) certificate order to allow for changes to the natural gas conduit’s construction plans for 183 waterbody and wetlands crossings along the project route. The latest Federal Energy Regulatory Commission action does not itself clear the way for the embattled 303-mile, 2 million Dth/d pipeline to resume construction.…

The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) received a new water quality permit from Virginia regulators last week, a development that could prove critical in the embattled Appalachian natural gas conduit’s quest to overcome regulatory setbacks and finish construction. Virginia’s State Water Control Board, on the recommendation of staff from the state Department of Environmental Quality, on…

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…

A lawmaker serving on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform is questioning FERC over its protections for landowners impacted by natural gas pipeline construction. In a letter late last week to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman James Danly, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), chair of the Civil Rights and Civil Liberties subcommittee, asked the agency…

The oft-delayed and increasingly costly Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) has encountered another legal setback, as the natural gas conduit’s stream-crossing permitting has again been put on hold pending an ongoing review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. The Fourth Circuit issued a stay Monday after hearing oral arguments in a…