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Delaware Basin North Project Weekly Status Report No. 27: Construction Update

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The Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC has submitted its Weekly Status Report No. 27 for the Delaware Basin North Project, covering project-related activities from August 11, 2025, through August 17, 2025. The report outlines the construction status, schedule changes, environmental concerns, and landowner/resident complaints. According to the report, the contractor has made significant progress, completing tasks such as backfilling suction and discharge pipelines, installing cables to the compressor and MCC buildings, and excavating in the valve yard.

Key Takeaways:

  • The contractor started backfilling the suction and discharge pipelines, electricians continued installing cables, and crews continued excavating in the valve yard.
  • Electricians installed cables to the compressor and MCC buildings, and to the valve yard.
  • Crews installed small diameter piping, continued blasting and painting operations, and built forms and poured concrete for pipe supports, foundations, and compressor skid.
  • The contractor planned to continue x-ray, abrasive blasting, coating, painting, and installation of small bore piping.
  • No schedule changes affecting stream crossings or other environmentally sensitive areas were reported.
  • No problems encountered or instances of non-compliance were observed.
  • Natural did not receive any complaints from landowners or residents during this reporting period.
  • Francisco Tarin, Director-Regulatory at Kinder Morgan, Inc., signed the report.

Statistics:

  • Project construction activities: backfilling suction and discharge pipelines, installing cables, excavating in the valve yard, installing small diameter piping, blasting, and painting operations.
  • Number of crew members: not specified.
  • Reporting period: August 11, 2025, through August 17, 2025.
  • Total duration of the Delaware Basin North Project: not specified.

Sources:

  • Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC
  • FSAR- Delaware Basin North Project ("Project"), Docket No. CP24-525-000
  • Weekly Status Report No. 27 (August 11, 2025, through August 17, 2025)
  • https://elibrary.ferc.gov

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