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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Environmental Assessment for Gulf South Pipeline's Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station Project

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued an environmental assessment (EA) for the Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station Project proposed by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC. The project aims to restore the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) along Gulf South's existing pipeline system, enabling the delivery of an additional 236,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas. The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the construction and operation of the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station Project involves restoring the MAOP along Gulf South's existing pipeline system, enabling the delivery of an additional 236,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas.
  • The project includes the construction of new facilities and activities, such as replacing 4.55 miles of pipeline, constructing a new Sorrento Compressor Station, and connecting two new discharge pipelines to the existing Index 270 pipeline.
  • The environmental assessment was prepared to assess the potential environmental effects of the project in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
  • FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed project would not constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.
  • The project would involve the construction of approximately 1.06 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline (Index 270-103) to connect the new meter and regulator station to an inline tool receiver site.
  • The project would also involve the construction of the Sorrento Compressor Station, which would house a 12,510 nominal horsepower Solar Mars 100 gas-fired compressor unit.
  • The proposed project enables Gulf South to reliably deliver an additional 236,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas, which would meet the increasing demand for natural gas in the region.

Statistics:

  • The project would restore the maximum allowable operating pressure (MAOP) along Gulf South's existing pipeline system, enabling the delivery of an additional 236,000 dekatherms per day of natural gas.
  • The project involves the construction of approximately 1.06 miles of 20-inch-diameter pipeline (Index 270-103) to connect the new meter and regulator station to an inline tool receiver site.
  • The Sorrento Compressor Station would be constructed to house a 12,510 nominal horsepower Solar Mars 100 gas-fired compressor unit.

Sources:

  • [1] The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued the environmental assessment (EA) for the Parks Line Upgrade and Sorrento Station Project proposed by Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC.
  • [2] The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 requires FERC to assess the potential environmental effects of the project.
  • [3] The project would be constructed in St. Martin and Ascension Parishes, Louisiana.
  • [4] The project would involve the construction of new facilities and activities, such as replacing 4.55 miles of pipeline and constructing a new Sorrento Compressor Station.

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