The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the PennEast pipeline and issued its permits, saying there was a clear need for the infrastructure and that it could be operated safely and with minimal impact on the environment.
Six US pipeline companies and utilities are making progress on building a 105-mile Marcellus Shale natural gas pipeline to bring 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day to customers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York at a time of unprecedented applications with the US regulator for LNG projects and pipelines to monetize the shale boom.