Rover

As it continues pushing to finish constructing its $4.2 billion Rover Pipeline by 4Q2017, Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) through its affiliates has asked FERC for authorization to place the related Panhandle and Trunkline backhaul projects into service.

As it continues pushing to finish constructing its $4.2 billion Rover Pipeline by 4Q2017, Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) through its affiliates has asked FERC for authorization to place the related Panhandle and Trunkline backhaul projects into service.

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has allowed Rover Pipeline LLC to resume construction in Doddridge and Tyler counties following a July cease and desist order. WVDEP cited Rover for noncompliance with its state-issued water pollution control permit. In an order filed to the project docket at FERC, WVDEP said it determined following an inspection on Wednesday the previously cited violations “had been corrected” [CP15-93].

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has allowed Rover Pipeline LLC to resume construction in Doddridge and Tyler counties following a July cease and desist order. WVDEP cited Rover for noncompliance with its state-issued water pollution control permit. In an order filed to the project docket at FERC, WVDEP said it determined following an inspection on Wednesday the previously cited violations “had been corrected” [CP15-93].

Construction of Rover Pipeline’s Phase 1A should be completed next week, with Phase 2 on track to start-up in late November or early December, the management team for Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) said Wednesday.

Construction of Rover Pipeline’s Phase 1A should be completed next week, with Phase 2 on track to start-up in late November or early December, the management team for Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) said Wednesday.

Energy Transfer Partners LP’s (ETP) plans to sell a 32.44% stake in its Rover Pipeline to private equity for $1.57 billion met with generally positive reactions from investors Tuesday, but the project still faces uncertainty amid scrutiny from regulators and from Congress.

Energy Transfer Partners LP’s (ETP) plans to sell a 32.44% stake in its Rover Pipeline to private equity for $1.57 billion met with generally positive reactions from investors Tuesday, but the project still faces uncertainty amid scrutiny from regulators and from Congress.

The top Democrats from the respective House and Senate energy committees are calling on FERC to broaden its investigation of Energy Transfer Partners LP’s (ETP) Rover Pipeline, citing “serious concerns” over the alleged environmental violations occurring during the project’s construction.