Williams Partners Responds to Temporary Administrative Stay of Atlantic Sunrise FERC Authorization
08 November 2017 - 3:08AM
Business Wire
- Williams Files Motion for Clarification
of the administrative stay to confirm no interruption of East Coast
natural gas supplies
- U.S. Court of Appeals Order: “The
purpose of this administrative stay is to give the court sufficient
opportunity to consider the emergency motion for stay and should
not be construed in any way as a ruling on the merits of that
motion.”
- Temporary stay a result of a lawsuit
against the FERC for not further extending a comprehensive
four-year permitting process
- Stay puts 8,000 jobs at risk in
Pennsylvania and could delay clean, affordable natural gas
deliveries to millions of U.S. families
Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) today filed a Motion for
Clarification of an administrative stay issued yesterday by the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions’ authorization of the
company’s Atlantic Sunrise natural gas pipeline project. The
purpose of the administrative stay is to give the court sufficient
opportunity to consider an emergency motion filed by project
opponents last week requesting FERC extend a comprehensive
four-year permitting process even further.
“Atlantic Sunrise has undergone a nearly four-year, extensive
review process and is operating and being constructed in compliance
with all state and federal permits,” said Micheal Dunn, Williams
Partners’ chief operating officer. “These current actions by
opponents of American energy are, this morning, idling thousands of
workers in Pennsylvania and could delay the benefits of low-cost
energy delivery to millions of American families.”
Dunn continued: “It is important to stress that this temporary
stay is administrative and not related to the project’s execution
or its compliance with applicable federal or state regulations or
permit conditions. It is merely intended to give the court
sufficient opportunity to consider the motion recently filed by
project opponents and is not a ruling on the merits of that motion.
Our expectation is that the court will expeditiously complete its
review.
“We have worked with countless elected officials, regulators,
environmental consultants and landowners to bring this vital U.S.
energy project to construction, and a vast majority of stakeholders
understand how critical these types of projects are to economic
growth, jobs and manufacturing expansion in addition to helping the
U.S. transition away from the use of higher carbon fuels.”
Atlantic Sunrise pipeline construction broke ground in
Pennsylvania on Sept. 15, 2017. While the company has ceased
construction activities until the temporary stay is lifted, the
company believes it is prudent and will continue to maintain
environmental controls related to construction to remain in
compliance with Federal and Pennsylvania permits, while protecting
the environment.
During peak construction periods, the project is anticipated to
directly employ approximately 2,300 people in 10 Pennsylvania
counties. In addition, the project could support an additional
6,000 jobs in related industries and generate up to $1.6 billion in
economic activity, according to researchers at Pennsylvania State
University.
The nearly $3 billion project, which is designed to increase
natural gas deliveries by 1.7 billion cubic feet per day, is
expected to be placed into full service in mid-2018.
Additional information about the Atlantic Sunrise project can be
found at www.williams.com/atlanticsunrise.
About Williams & Williams Partners
Williams (NYSE: WMB) is a premier provider of large-scale
infrastructure connecting U.S. natural gas and natural gas products
to growing demand for cleaner fuel and feedstocks. Headquartered in
Tulsa, Okla., Williams owns approximately 74 percent of Williams
Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ). Williams Partners is an
industry-leading, large-cap master limited partnership with
operations across the natural gas value chain including gathering,
processing and interstate transportation of natural gas and natural
gas liquids. With major positions in top U.S. supply basins,
Williams Partners owns and operates more than 33,000 miles of
pipelines system wide – including the nation’s largest volume and
fastest growing pipeline – providing natural gas for clean-power
generation, heating and industrial use. Williams Partners’
operations touch approximately 30 percent of U.S. natural gas.
www.williams.com
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believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially
different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe
harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Reform
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