Mountain Valley Pipeline Seeks 4-Year Extension to Complete Project

June 28, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Citing ongoing legal and permitting challenges, developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to extend the deadline to complete the project to October 13, 2026.

Now 94% complete, the 303-mile natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to southern Virginia has been beset by litigation and unfavorable court rulings. In May, Equitrans Midstream Corporation (NYSE:ETRN) (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), the lead partner in the project, said it would pursue new permits for the project that were struck down by a panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. The company delayed the planned in-service date for the pipeline from this year to the second half of 2023.