Enbridge gets FERC's signoff to place longdelayed compressor into service

摘要

Enbridge has received the go-ahead from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to start service on a long-delayed component of its Atlantic Bridge project - a 7,700 hp natural gas compressor station in Weymouth, Massachusetts. The Atlantic Bridge project was designed to expand Algonquin Gas Transmission system capacity by 132,705 Dt/d from receipt points in New York and New Jersey along the mainline, which extends to the north of Boston. It also enables northbound capacity on Maritimes & Northeast US from its interconnect with Algonquin in Beverly, Massachusetts, into eastern Canada. Enbridge asked FERC for approval by Sept. 24 to allow the compressor station to enter service by Oct. 1. While the project capacity has been operating along a partial path since late 2019, the compressor has been hung up in state reviews and challenges for years, a reflection of the long path for even small gas projects in New England.