The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ( FERC) has issued an order approving the construction of TransCanada Corp.'s Leach Xpress and Rayne Xpress projects. The combined $1.8 billion investments will provide additional outlets to transport domestic, clean-burning natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica production areas to higher-value Midwest and Gulf Coast markets.
Once remaining regulatory approvals are obtained, TransCanada plans to begin rightof- way preparation and construction activities on both projects and is reviewing the projects' overall timeline in an effort to maintain the proposed Nov. 1 in-service date.
The approximately $1.4 billion investment in Leach Xpress will enable the safe transport of approximately 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica supply basin to homes, businesses and industries. Rayne Xpress primarily involves the construction of two new compressor stations along TransCanada's existing Columbia Gulf system and is designed to create an additional 1 Bcf/d of capacity to efficiently transport Marcellus and Utica production to markets in the Gulf Coast region and beyond.
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