Virginia

Dominion Energy Inc. expects to complete the permitting phase of its 600-mile, 1.5 Bcf/d Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) by mid-December, securing all necessary state approvals by that time despite pushback from project opponents, management said Monday.

In a pair of orders handed down late Friday, FERC approved the Appalachian-to-Southeast Atlantic Coast (ACP) and Mountain Valley pipelines (MVP) in a rare split decision.

Combined conventional and unconventional natural gas production in West Virginia increased again last year, albeit at a lower rate than in years past, according to data from the state Department of Environmental Protection.

In a critical step to furthering petrochemical development in the Appalachian Basin, a team of researchers has concluded after a one-year study that there are multiple options for underground natural gas liquids (NGL) storage in various formations throughout the region.

Republican leaders in the West Virginia legislature have formed an interim committee to explore more ways the state can attract and increase shale gas development.

Devon Energy Corp. has agreed to sell noncore assets in the Eagle Ford Shale in Lavaca County, TX, to Penn Virginia Corp. for $205 million, the companies said Monday.

FERC released a favorable final environmental impact statement (FEIS) Friday for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), clearing the way for the Commission to approve the 600-mile, $5 billion project once the Senate restores its quorum.

The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the rights of natural gas companies to gain entry to private property to survey, ruling against a landowner who sought to bar Atlantic Coast Pipeline LLC (ACP) from her property.

Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), facing criticism over its handling of reviews for the proposed Atlantic Coast (ACP) and Mountain Valley (MVP) pipelines, has scheduled a series of public hearings on draft water quality permits for the two projects.