In March 2019, MDN told you about a new Williams plan to beef up the Transco pipeline in Pennsylvania and New Jersey to deliver an extra 829 MMcf/d of Marcellus gas to PA, NJ, and Maryland (see Williams Announces Transco Competitor to PennEast Pipe in NEPA). The project, called the Regional Energy Access Expansion (REAE) project, was aimed at competing with the PennEast Pipeline project by flowing gas from northeastern Pennsylvania to the Trenton, NJ, area. PennEast got canceled after stiff opposition from liberal state officials in New Jersey. REAE is also facing opposition in NJ (see Williams’ PennEast Pipe Competitor Hits a Brick Wall in New Jersey). However, after a looooong and winding road, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday approved the project. This is a MAJOR victory!
