Atlantic coast pipeline and supply header project, US
Name of the Project
Atlantic coast pipeline (ACP) and supply header project (SHP).
Location
Virginia and North Carolina, in the US.
Client
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, comprising Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and Southern Gas Company.
Project Description
The ACP involves the construction, operation and maintenance of:
• 536 km of 107-cm-diameter mainline pipeline,
• 300 km of 91-cm-diameter mainline pipeline,
• 134 km of 51-cm-diameter lateral pipeline,
• 2 km of 41-cm-diameter lateral pipeline,
• three new compressor stations totalling about 97 200 kW,
• nine meter and regulating stations,
• 11 pig launcher and receiver facilities, and
• 41 valves in West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
The SHP will involve the construction, operation and maintenance of 60 km of 76-cm-diameter pipeline and include:
• one meter and regulation station;
• six valves;
• four pig launcher or receiver facilities;
• the modification of four existing compressor stations to provide an additional 51 602 kW in Pennsylvania and West Virginia;
• the abandonment of existing compressor units and associated facilities in Wetzel County, West Virginia; and
• one meter station, along with pig launchers/receivers and mainline valves.
The SHP and the ACP will deliver up to 43-million cubic metres of natural gas.
Potential Job Creation
The project will create 17 240 jobs during construction and 2 200 jobs during operation.
Value
Not stated.
Duration
Not stated.
Latest Developments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc) has concluded that the construction and operation of the ACP and SHP will result in some adverse effects, such as impacts on steep slopes and adjacent waterbodies and associated aquatic resources; forested vegetation; the Endangered Species Act- (ESA-) listed Indiana bat, the northern long-eared bat, the Roanoke logperch, the Madison cave isopod, clubshell mussel, small whorled pogonia and running buffalo clover; and karst, cave and subterranean habitats and the species associated with these habitats.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Dominion Energy media relations manager Aaron Ruby, email Aaron.F.Ruby@dominionenergy.com.
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