Southgate

MVP Start Date Slips, but Finish Line in Sight as Equitrans Eyes Strong Southeast Natural Gas Demand

MVP Start Date Slips, but Finish Line in Sight as Equitrans Eyes Strong Southeast Natural Gas Demand

Recent construction setbacks will see Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s (MVP) long-delayed completion slip further, now into the second quarter. Still, the finish line is in sight for backer Equitrans Midstream Corp. (ETRN), and the company is also eyeing longer-term growth facilitated by the eventual start-up of the embattled Appalachia-to-Southeast natural gas conduit. Last summer, Congress…

February 21, 2024
MVP Gauges Support for Southgate Natural Gas Extension as Mainline Shows Heartbeat

MVP Gauges Support for Southgate Natural Gas Extension as Mainline Shows Heartbeat

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) is conducting an open season for natural gas deliveries along its revamped Southgate extension planned for 550,000 Dth/d capacity. The non-binding open season runs through Friday (Feb. 16) and is for firm transportation service in Rockingham County, NC. MVP said it is targeting an in-service date of mid-2028. After years…

February 14, 2024
MVP Redesigns Southgate Natural Gas Extension After Securing New Capacity Agreements

MVP Redesigns Southgate Natural Gas Extension After Securing New Capacity Agreements

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) is revamping its proposed Southgate extension, reducing its length, cutting down on the number of water crossings and bypassing the need for a previously planned compressor station, the operator told regulators. In filings late last week with FERC and the Securities and Exchange Commission, MVP said it entered into precedent…

January 2, 2024
MVP Southgate Developers Still Targeting 2021 Service After North Carolina Denies Key Permit

MVP Southgate Developers Still Targeting 2021 Service After North Carolina Denies Key Permit

Striking another blow against Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP), a project beset by legal and regulatory challenges the last few years, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has denied a water quality permit for MVP’s Southgate extension. The DEQ on Tuesday denied MVP’s request for state certification under Clean Water Act Section 401,…

August 12, 2020

FERC Staff Issues FEIS for MVP Southgate Project

FERC staff has issued a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for EQM Midstream Partners LP’s Southgate Project, which would involve the construction and operation of 75 miles of 16-inch and 24-inch diameter interstate natural gas transmission pipeline in Virginia and North Carolina.

February 14, 2020
FERC Issues EIS Schedule for MVP’s Southgate Expansion

FERC Issues EIS Schedule for MVP’s Southgate Expansion

FERC expects to issue a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) by the end of this year for the Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) Southgate Project, a proposed 73-mile add-on that would extend the 300-mile Appalachia-to-Southeast natural gas project from Virginia into North Carolina.

March 19, 2019
MVP Seeking FERC Approval for Southgate Expansion into North Carolina

MVP Seeking FERC Approval for Southgate Expansion into North Carolina

Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) has filed with FERC for a certificate to build and operate its Southgate Project, a proposed 73-mile add-on that would extend the 300-mile Appalachia-to-Southeast project from Virginia into North Carolina.

November 7, 2018