Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) and Southwestern Energy Co. have clinched an agreement to move certified natural gas supply to the Northeast beginning in November.

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Kinder Morgan Inc. subsidiary TGP, through its existing system, would transport Southwestern’s  Appalachia supply that is certified as responsibly sourced gas (RSG). Certified gas is produced and transported by companies whose operations are independently verified as meeting certain environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards, including the reduction of methane emissions.

The agreement is “focused on providing this lower-carbon fuel to the northeastern United States,” said Kinder’s Tom Martin, president of Natural Gas Pipelines. “This is one of several RSG initiatives currently underway at Kinder...