Trump targets New York gas pipeline resistance at Pittsburgh conference

摘要

President Donald Trump singled out New York and its governor, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, for opposition to new natural gas pipelines in the state during a speech at an industry conference in Pittsburgh Wednesday. Major lines have been stalled or blocked on state authority in recent years, including the Williams-led Constitution Pipeline and the PennEast Pipeline systems, which would deliver natural gas from Marcellus Shale fields to New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania. New York has also blocked National Fuel Gas’ Northern Access and Williams’ Northeast Supply Enhancement pipelines, crimping in-state capacity. “New York should allow pipelines to go through,” Trump said in his speech at the Shale Insight 2019 conference, hosted by industry trade group Marcellus Shale Coalition at the downtown convention center. “There has to be something we can do,” Trump added.