Adelphia Gateway LLC has received US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) partial notice to proceed with Phase 1 construction of its natural gas pipeline project and has begun preconstruction mobilization.
Phase 1 work in portions of Delaware, Chester, Bucks, and Montgomery Counties, Pa., includes conversion of the southern 50 miles of Adelphia Gateway’s existing 84-mile pipeline from oil to natural gas service. Upon completion of the conversion and enhancements, the southern portion of the pipeline will be able to transport 250 MMcfd. The northern 34 miles of the pipeline, from western Bucks County to the Martins Creek terminal in Northampton County, have delivered natural gas since 1996.
In 2019, FERC issued its certificate of public convenience and necessity and completed environmental assessment of the Adelphia Gateway project (OGJ Online, Dec. 20, 2019). Recently, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection issued the necessary permits and approvals for Phase 1 construction.
Adelphia Gateway expects the southern portion of the Adelphia Gateway pipeline to be placed into service in 2021 to the greater Philadelphia area.
