National Fuel Gas Company’s Pipeline and Storage segment will soon seek approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to replace and relocate a natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania, in Greene and Washington counties.  The new 19-mile pipeline will help improve the reliability of the existing pipeline system, which transports natural gas from the Appalachian region to markets throughout the northeast.

This project includes the construction of approximately 19 miles of a 20-inch pipeline, which will be built in two segments.  The first segment will begin at Interstate 70 and end near the South Franklin/Morris Township line.  The second segment will begin north of Route 18 at Old Concord and will end at the existing Holbrook-Texas Eastern Compressor Station, which is located in Rich Hill Township, Greene County. We intend to submit our 7c application to the FERC in April 2010, in anticipation of construction beginning in the spring of 2011 and a targeted completion date in late 2011.

For Landowners

Project meetings were held in August 2009 at the locations below, in order to provide more information on the project and how it may affect property owners and others in the area.

More information about landowners’ rights and ways to become involved in this process can be found on FERC’s Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/for-citizens/get-involved.asp. 

Company representatives are currently surveying the property on the proposed pipeline route.  These surveys will provide us with the data needed to help determine the most suitable route for this pipeline project.  Factors used in making this determination include, but are not limited to: environmental or archeological sensitivity, the presence of threatened and endangered species, pipeline engineering issues, site conditions (including locations of buildings, drain tiles, wells, and other natural and manmade features), geological conditions and cost.

Once the final route is selected, affected property owners will be offered fair compensation for the use of their land and for temporary economic loss caused by construction. Historically, the presence of a natural gas pipeline, which is buried a minimum of three feet underground, has not reduced property values.  In addition, National Fuel is committed to restoring the areas affected during construction to original or better condition, and allowing the continued use of the land for agricultural and recreational purposes.

Currently company representatives are in the process of evaluating multiple locations for the compressor station in proximity to the proposed pipeline listed above. More information regarding the station’s location will be added as this develops further. Please click here to view a vicinity map that shows the proposed compressor station areas.

The purpose of the compressor installation project is to provide transportation for new Marcellus gas production along the pipeline north of the replacement to Texas Eastern Transmission Company’s pipelines at the south end of the relocation. The expansion capacity will be created by the installation of approximately 5,000 horsepower near the north end of the relocation project.

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