Virginia

In what’s been a tumultuous stretch for Appalachian infrastructure projects, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has indefinitely suspended Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC’s (MVP) Nationwide Permit (NWP) 12 verifications until it determines whether there are violations of the water quality certification in West Virginia.

A federal court this week rejected FERC’s motion to suspend a petition for review of the certificate order authorizing the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and cleared the case brought by a coalition of environmental groups to move forward.

FERC on Friday authorized Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC (ACP) to proceed with full construction in certificated workspaces in West Virginia where tree felling has occurred and for other properties without trees where the company has obtained legal rights of access.

Dominion Energy Inc. said the delayed opening of its Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Maryland was a drag on its guidance for the first quarter, but the company still posted a profit and was making substantial progress with its natural gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP).

Williams Partners LP said Thursday Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco) has filed an application with FERC seeking authorization for its Southeastern Trail expansion project, which would open up more capacity to meet rising natural gas demand in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

A request filed by a coalition of environmental groups seeking a stay to suspend construction of the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline (ACP) has been dismissed by a federal court.

West Virginia’s natural gas industry is “anxiously awaiting” Republican Gov. Jim Justice’s signature on co-tenancy legislation that would modernize the mineral law and better accommodate unconventional development in the state.

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has ruled that Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC (MVP) may exercise eminent domain and condemn 300 properties in the state, but more information must be submitted to the court before accessing most of the land.

North Carolina on Friday issued the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) a section 401 water quality certification (WQC) under the federal Clean Water Act, capping part of a prolonged regulatory process that brings the project one step closer to construction.