MVP Boost, the plan to add 0.6 Bcf/d of capacity to the Mountain Valley Pipeline traversing West Virginia and Virginia, has hit a snag. The project requires upgrading three existing compressor stations as well as building an entirely new compressor station in Montgomery County, VA, called Swann. All four compressor stations are along the portion of the line that is in dark blue in the map. However, county supervisors passed a resolution that said the Swann site is unsuitable for a compressor station because of an issue with a railroad that occasionally blocks the only access road. This resolution contradicts an earlier signature from the county attorney stating that the site is suitable. The conflict within county government is holding up the issuance of a state air permit and jeopardizing the project’s target to be flowing gas by mid-2028.
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Movin’ Out – Several Northeast Gas Pipeline Projects Focus on Pennsylvania, Regional Enhancements
Rising demand for natural gas in the U.S. Northeast and regions to its south and west is spurring the development of gas pipeline projects that collectively will enable Marcellus/Utica E&Ps to ratchet up their production into the 2030s. In today’s RBN blog, we continue our review of these projects.
Go Outside – How Much Natural Gas Will Reach the Southeast Following These Big New Projects?
One of the seminal energy-related controversies of the past decade was the construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline, but much of its capacity is unused in the shoulder season. Now, three projects aim to debottleneck MVP: Transco’s Southeast Supply Enhancement as well as MVP Southgate and MVP Boost.
Movin’ Out – Plans to Move More Marcellus/Utica Gas to the Midwest, Mid-South and Deep South
Midwestern states are important markets for natural gas producers in the Marcellus/Utica, as are states in the Mid-South, like Kentucky and Tennessee, and states in the Deep South. But expanding gas sales in those markets will require a lot more pipeline capacity, and that’s exactly what’s in the works.
