Mountain Valley asks Supreme Court to vacate stays halting pipeline construction (updated)

Equitrans Midstream

14/07/2023 22:28

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       July 14 (Reuters) - Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC asked
the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to vacate stays imposed by a
federal court halting construction of a portion of its West
Virginia-to-Virginia natural gas pipeline, according to a court
filing.
    An appellate court in Virginia on July 10 halted
construction of the pipeline, which would run through the
Jefferson National Forest. 
    The pipeline, which had received authorization from the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last month to restart
construction, is considered key to unlocking more gas supplies
from Appalachia, the nation's biggest shale gas-producing basin.
    Mountain Valley is owned by units of energy company
Equitrans Midstream  ETRN.N , the lead partner building the
pipe; NextEra Energy  NEE.N , Consolidated Edison  ED.N ,
AltaGas  ALA.TO  and RGC Resources  RGCO.O .

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