LNG

U.S. shale gas developer eagerly await new Appalachian takeaway capacity to come online so the region can provide the bulk of 2018’s dry production growth. Delays of the $4.3-billion Rover Phase-2 pipeline project impact on the anticipated 4.0 bcf/d gains in shale gas output from the Appalachia region.

Energy Transfer Partners, the US pipeline company with LNG interests on the Gulf Coast, is delaying the phased start-up of its $4.3-billion Rover Pipeline for several weeks because of recent regulatory setbacks in the state of Ohio.