Permits Suspended for NJNG’s Southern Reliability Natural Gas Pipeline Following Drilling Accidents

摘要

Following an underground drilling acci- dent during work on New Jersey Natural Gas Co.’s (NJNG) Southern Reliability Link (SRL), the New Jersey Department of Envi- ronmental Protection (NJDEP) earlier this month issued a decision to suspend permits. About 21 of the 28-mile pipeline was completed prior to the suspension, an NJNG spokesperson told NGI. NJNG’s budget for the 28-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline was originally $150-180 million. The SRL would be able to transport 180,000 Dth/d.