Mountain Valley pipeline seeks permission to begin operations
Equitrans Midstream Corp. has completed construction of its 303-mile Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline (MVP) and requested US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission permission to put the 2-bcfd system in service. Equitrans described the pipeline as “mechanically complete,” having finished all welding, testing, cleaning, and drying.
MVP’s final segments are being purged and filled with natural gas in advance of startup and Equitrans requested that authorization be provided by June 11, 2024. "Multiple shippers have executed agreements to commence transporting volumes using the project facilities beginning the day after the project declares in-service, which further heightens the need for prompt authorization to meet market demands," the company said in its FERC filing.
Equitrans initially requested in-service authorization in April 2024, but supplemented its request the following month (OGJ Online, Apr. 24, 2024).
MVP (42-in. OD) runs from Wetzel County, WV, to an interconnect with Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co.at the latter’s Compressor Station 165 in Pittsylvania County, Va. The pipeline was originally scheduled to begin operations in 2018 but has been delayed repeatedly by litigation.
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