Between interstate, intrastate, local utility service lines, collection lines and lines for gas-fired utilities, Ohio will have 38,000 miles of pipeline development over the next 10 years, reports The Toledo Blade.

For areas that aren’t seeing drilling, pipeline construction and development is likely throughout other parts of the state. Service for two pipelines began in the last few years: the Atex pipeline that runs from Pennsylvania through West Virginia and 13 Ohio counties into southern Indiana and the Mariner West Pipeline that transports ethane from Youngstown to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada.

Three pipeline projects are awaiting approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Two of these pipelines will transport natural gas to Canadian markets, while a third will send natural gas to central Ohio, then on to Kentucky and eventually the Gulf of Mexico.

In addition to new pipeline, pipeline is being laid across the state to replace post-World War II pipeline that is nearly 70 years old. Overall, the success of Utica and Marcellus Shale gas and shale gas development has changed the market and allowed for locally-produced gas to be used in many industries like factories, crop production and animal food operations.

Via: The Toledo Blade > Ohio’s natural gas boom brings flurry of pipeline construction