FERC plans to fine River Pipeline LLC $40M for violations
Thursday, December 23, 2021
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has proposed a $40 million fine to Energy Transfer Partners LP and subsidiary Rover Pipeline LLC over alleged violations during work on a 2017 horizontal directional drill at the Tuscarawas River in Stark County, Ohio, according to Natural Gas Intelligence.
During last week’s monthly meeting, the FERC formalized its intent to impose the fine base on the findings of its Office of Enforcement by handing down a show cause order.
The Office of Enforcement determined Rover contractors “intentionally and routinely” added diesel fuel and other unapproved substances to the drilling mud to expedite completion of the Tuscarawas horizontal directional drill during construction of the 711-mile Appalachia-to-Midwest natural gas conduit
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