Regulatory hurdles prompt delays in MVP, Southgate pipeline target dates

摘要

Equitrans Midstream pushed back the in-service targets for the 303- mile, 2 Bcf/d Mountain Valley Pipeline and the 75-mile Southgate natural gas pipeline extension, citing regulatory delays, including requests from Virginia and West Virginia for more time to evaluate water quality applications. MVP and the Southgate extension combined would move Appalachian Basin gas to mid-Atlantic markets and then on to North Carolina, but have faced multiple legal and regulatory hurdles amid litigation from a coalition of environmental groups.