A proposed pipeline expansion connecting Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America’s existing system to the Waha Hub in the Permian Basin of West Texas cleared a key regulatory hurdle Friday following a positive environmental assessment from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In its report, FERC staff said that the roughly 17-mile, 30-inch diameter pipe would not pose a significant environmental impact, contingent on the implementation of its recommended mitigation measures. The Lockridge Extension Pipeline would provide up to 500,000 Dt/d of incremental southbound capacity from Waha to NGPL’s Trans-Pecos Pipeline, where it would target export demand from Mexico. The May 31 filing from FERC adheres to the agency’s scheduled completion date for the environmental assessment, a pattern that the agency has followed […]