Study Says 93-Mile Ohio “Lake to River” Gas Pipeline is Doable

Thirteen months ago, MDN told you Ohio had just handed the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments $250,000 to find out whether a natural gas pipeline could be built up the middle of State Route 11, from the Ohio River at East Liverpool all the way north to Lake Erie at Ashtabula (see OH Spending $250K to Study Utica to Lake Erie Pipe for LNG Exports). Yesterday the answer landed. The 142-page "Lake to River: Oil & Gas Pipeline Feasibility Study" (full copy below), prepared by consulting firm Verdantas, says yes — a 93-mile line is technically buildable inside the existing state right-of-way, would move up to 3 billion cubic feet per day, and would cost up to $1.36 billion. What it doesn't have yet is a builder or a customer.

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