Federal court upholds FERC’s approval of Mountain Valley gas line

Oil & Gas Journal: The US Appeals Court for the District of Columbia upheld the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s approval of the proposed Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline by denying several environmental groups’ petition for review of the decision.

“Notwithstanding petitioners’ argument to the contrary, FERC’s conclusion that there is a market need for the project was reasonable and supported by substantial evidence, in the form of long-term precedent agreements for 100% of the project’s capacity,” the court said in its Feb. 20 ruling.

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