US-based interstate gas pipeline operator Williams has achieved mechanical completion of the US$3bn Atlantic Sunrise gas pipeline expansion project in the United States and has requested the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to give its consent to the commissioning of the project.
The project was initially authorized by the FERC in February 2017 and the construction started in September 2017. The expansion will connect gas from Marcellus play with markets in the Mid-Atlantic, including the Cove Point LNG export facility, and is supported by long-term shipping commitments.
The project will consist of approximately 322 km of pipelines, including 298 km of new gas pipelines in Pennsylvania, connecting the northern part of the Transco system to markets along the Eastern Seaboard. The project will increase gas deliveries by 1.7 bcf/d (48 mcm/d or 17.5 bcm/year).