NGPL gets FERC permission to build Permian Lockridge extension

Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America LLC (NGPL) received US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 22 to begin building its 500,000-MMcfd Lockridge Extension Pipeline Project in Ward, Reeves, and Pecos Counties, Tex. The extension project will directly connect NGPL’s system to the Waha hub in Pecos County, the company’s first Waha connection.

The 16.84-mile, 30-in. OD pipeline will provide southbound capacity on NGPL’s existing Lockridge pipeline and link the system to a new bidirectional interconnect with Trans-Pecos Pipeline LLC (TPP) at Waha.

NGPL plans to begin preconstruction mobilization Mar. 10 to start construction May 4. Construction will be complete by Aug. 29 for a Sept. 12 in-service date. Final cleanup and restoration will be done by Nov. 30, according to NGPL plans filed with FERC.