FERC Fails to Rule on Transco Northeast Expansion Pipe Project

Here's something you won't read on any other news or blog site: Yesterday, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) failed to issue a final certificate to build and operate the Williams Transco Regional Energy Access Expansion project. The project is vital for delivering more Pennsylvania Marcellus gas to New Jersey and beyond. Williams CEO Alan Armstrong, in a strongly-worded letter to FERC Chairman Richard "Dick" Glick in November, warned the project is in jeopardy if it doesn't get a certificate now, this year (see Williams CEO Pressures FERC’s Glick to Approve NE Pipe Expansion NOW). FERC-watchers predicted the certificate would be issued at yesterday's final FERC meeting of the year (see FERC Ready to Rule on Spire STL Cert & Transco Northeast Expansion). Spire STL pipeline got its certificate (see today's lead story), but Williams' Northeast Expansion did not.

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