Permit Freeze Spells More Trouble for ACP, MVP

摘要

The US Army Corps of Engineers' decision this month to freeze use of a streamlined water-permitting program for infrastructure projects raises the specter of lengthy delays for gas projects, including the already-plagued Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) and Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) projects. Following a federal district court ruling in Montana striking down the permit program altogether, the Corps put a hold on 360 pending requests from project developers seeking to use the permit, according to press reports, and MVP and ACP are among the scores of projects that have yet to receive authorization.