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2 weeks ago | 
pgjonline.com | Mary Holcomb
(P&GJ) — Williams has unveiled a major expansion of its Transco pipeline network with the newly announced Power Express project, a 950 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) expansion aimed at meeting surging power generation needs in Virginia. The project is slated to enter service by the third quarter of 2030. The Transco pipeline delivers natural gas through a 10,000-mile interstate transmission pipeline system extending from south Texas to New York City.
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1 month ago | 
pgjonline.com | Mary Holcomb
(P&GJ) — Phillips 66 plans to expand its midstream operations with the construction of a new gas processing facility in the Permian Basin, the company announced on April 25 alongside its first-quarter 2025 financial results. The Iron Mesa gas plant, a 300 MMcf/d facility, will provide natural gas processing services for Delaware and Midland Basin production.
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1 month ago | 
pgjonline.com | Mary Holcomb
(P&GJ) — Golden Pass LNG has secured federal authorization to begin commissioning several critical components of its liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas, marking a significant step forward for the project as it nears production.
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1 month ago | 
pgjonline.com | Mary Holcomb
(P&GJ) — New York state officials have approved key permits for the Iroquois Enhancement by Compression (ExC) Project, advancing a 414-mile interstate natural gas pipeline expansion designed to support downstate gas reliability. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued Air State Facility permits for the project's compressor station upgrades in Dover and Athens, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for Iroquois Gas Transmission System.
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2 months ago | 
undergroundinfrastructure.com | Mary Holcomb
By Mary Holcomb, Digital Editor
(P&GJ) — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved The Enbridge Inc.-sponsored Ridgeline Expansion Project, a 122-mile natural gas pipeline system designed to serve the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) new combined-cycle power plant in Morgan County, Tennessee.
FERC issued the certificate on April 2, 2025, following an application by East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., under sections of the Natural Gas Act.
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2 months ago | 
pgjonline.com | Mary Holcomb
(P&GJ) — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved The Enbridge Inc.-sponsored Ridgeline Expansion Project, a 122-mile natural gas pipeline system designed to serve the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) new combined-cycle power plant in Morgan County, Tennessee. FERC issued the certificate on April 2, 2025, following an application by East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC, a subsidiary of Enbridge Inc., under sections of the Natural Gas Act.
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2 months ago | 
pgjonline.com | Mary Holcomb
Williams CEO: Pipeline Permitting Costs Twice the Price of Steel, Calls for ‘Common Sense’ Reform(P&GJ) — Williams Cos. CEO Alan Armstrong says permitting costs have become a bigger burden than potential tariffs, revealing that for one of the company’s projects, the cost of securing permits was twice the price of building the pipeline itself.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
undergroundinfrastructure.com | Mary Holcomb
By Mary Holcomb, Digital Editor(UI) — At the Underground Infrastructure Conference on March 5, Glenn Koch, Vice President-Project Execution at Williams Co., addressed the growing demand for natural gas and the role underground infrastructure will play in meeting energy needs. Speaking during the Energy Pipelines Program, Koch highlighted significant increases in peak-day demand for natural gas, driven by the power sector and the rise of data centers.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
pgjonline.com | Mary Holcomb
(P&GJ) — At the Underground Infrastructure Conference on March 5, Glenn Koch, Vice President-Project Execution at Williams Co., addressed the growing demand for natural gas and the role underground infrastructure will play in meeting energy needs. Speaking during the Energy Pipelines Program, Koch highlighted significant increases in peak-day demand for natural gas, driven by the power sector and the rise of data centers.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
gasprocessingnews.com | Mary Holcomb
The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) has ordered Peoples Gas to retire high-risk cast iron and ductile iron (CI/DI) pipes in its natural gas distribution system by 2035. The directive replaces the utility’s long-criticized System Modernization Program (SMP), which faced cost overruns and scrutiny over its prioritization of pipe replacements. The ICC launched an investigation into Peoples Gas at the start of 2024 after pausing the SMP the previous year.
