Ohio officials blamed for delaying Marcellus and Utica shale gas access to LNG and gas markets
The 4.3-billion Rover Pipeline, among the largest US natural gas expansions under development and designed to deliver Marcellus and Utica shale gas to LNG ventures on the Gulf Coast and markets in the Midwest, has accused the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency of attempting to delay the project’s completion.
US shale-gas pipeline
Sept 1 (LNGJ) - Energy Transfer Partners, one of the largest US pipeline companies and a stakeholder in the Lake Charles LNG export project with Shell, said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved its request to put Phase 1A of its Rover Pipeline into service. The 212-mile pipeline section is in the state of Ohio and runs from the towns of Cadiz to Defiance, Ohio. The 713-mile pipeline when completed will transport up to 3.25 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day from the Marcellus and Utica Shale production areas to markets across the US as well as into Union Gas Dawn Storage Hub in Ontario, Canada.
Lake Charles LNG owner Energy Transfer delays Rover Pipeline start to open up shale plays
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.
