3rd “Unplanned Release” of NatGas at Weymouth Compressor Station
This is not good. The Weymouth compressor, the final piece of the $452 million Atlantic Bridge expansion project experienced a third “unplanned release” of natural gas yesterday. No word yet on how much gas was released or why. The project is already under an intense microscope with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) threatening to shut it down after only went online in January (see FERC Considers Canceling Already Built/Running Weymouth Compressor).
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