US Court of Appeals allows Williams Partners to resume Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project
Williams Partners L.P. recently announced a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that will allow the company to immediately resume construction on its Atlantic Sunrise pipeline project in Pennsylvania.
After a temporary stay on construction, the court denied an emergency motion filed by seven environmental groups seeking an extended permitting process from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
The approximately $3 billion Atlantic Sunrise is designed to increase natural gas deliveries by 1.7 billion cubic feet per day from northeastern Pennsylvania to as far south as Alabama.
“We are pleased that the court has lifted the administrative stay of construction activities and denied the emergency motion for stay filed by the project opponents,” Micheal Dunn, Williams Partners’ CEO, said. “We will promptly resume construction activities on this important pipeline project, which will leverage existing energy infrastructure to deliver economic growth and help millions of Americans gain access to affordable Pennsylvania-produced clean-burning natural gas. Thousands of workers in Pennsylvania will be back on the job tomorrow.”
During peak construction periods, the project is expected to directly employ approximately 2,300 people in 10 Pennsylvania counties, Williams Partners said.
Construction on the project began seven months ago and is expected to be completed by mid-2018.
