Mariner East 2 pipeline enters service
Friday, January 4, 2019
Despite recent allegations against the Mariner East natural gas pipeline system, the Mariner East 2 pipeline is now in service, according to Seeking Alpha.
The Mariner East natural gas pipelines have been accused of causing sinkholes and polluting drinking water and waterways across southern Pennsylvania during construction. As a result, a criminal investigation was opened against the project by Tom Hogan, the district attorney of Chester County, Pennsylvania.
The Mariner East 2, a part of Energy Transfer Partner’s Mariner East system, will allow natural gas liquids to be carried from the Marcellus and Utica shales and transport them to premium foreign markets.
Learn more: Seeking Alpha > Energy transfer’s Mariner East 2 pipeline becomes operational
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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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