FERC reviews two pipeline expansions in Pennsylvania
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plans to review two pipeline expansions in Pennsylvania, according to Seeking Alpha.
Transco’s Leidy South project and National Fuel Gas’ FM100 project will undergo environmental assessments. An environmental assessment rather than a full environmental impact statement can mean a shorter review to arrive at a decision.
The Leidy South project would expand the path of Transco’s Atlantic Sunrise project and the FM100 project would supply gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale gas plays to the Leidy South project.
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Fracking is a slang term for hydraulic fracturing. Fracturing is a process by which highly pressurized fluid is pumped thousands of feet into the ground to fracture rock formations. The goal is to release the natural gas that’s locked inside the rock.
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What most concerns people about fracturing is ground water contamination. The worry is that fractures underground, caused by the process, will extending upwards and into aquifers, releasing gas and chemicals into the ground water supply. There’s been no confirmed reports of such a thing happening. Though surface spills and drill site blowouts can lead to localized environmental concerns.
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Flammable water is caused by the release of methane gas into a drinking water supply. Methane gas occurs naturally and can be released by any kind of drilling, including water wells. In Pennsylvania officials fined Chesapeake Energy $1 million for contaminating ground water with methane. It was determined that the company had not properly cemented it’s boreholes and gas migrated up the well, between rock and into aquifers.