Nexus Gas Transmission files paperwork with FERC for pipeline
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Nexus Gas Transmission LLC announced its intent to move forward with its plan for the Nexus Pipeline that will stretch across northern Ohio.
Akron Beacon Journal reports that on Nov. 20, the company filed its paperwork with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its environmental review of the pipeline.
FERC is expected to give a final ruling late next year. Nexus plans to begin construction on the pipeline in January 2017. The pipeline would move natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale regions to markets in the Midwest and to other connecting pipelines.
Via: Akron Beacon Journal > Nexus Pipeline files application to begin official FERC review
More about the Nexus Pipeline:
- Wayne County landowners concerned about new pipelines Oct. 1, 2015
- Nexus pipeline denied restraining order against property owners in Medina County July 22, 2015
- Columbiana County: Nexus files lawsuit to gain access to properties June 4, 2015
- Columbiana County state representative voices approval for Nexus pipeline April 25, 2015
- Summit County Council opposes Nexus pipeline’s path Jan. 28, 2015
- Northeast Ohio town votes for alternate route for pipeline Dec. 22, 2014
- Medina residents protest Nexus pipeline’s path Oct. 27, 2014
- Part I: Interstate pipelines planned in Ohio Oct. 23, 2014
- Proposed pipeline to cross Ohio Aug. 12, 2014
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