TransCanada Corporation has recently announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the construction of the Leach XPress and Rayne XPress pipeline projects. The projects will provide additional outlets to transport domestic, clean burning natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica production areas to the Midwest and Gulf Coast markets.
Leach XPress will allow for the safe transportation of approximately 1.5 billion ft3/d of natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica supply basin. The 160 mile project will cross the northern panhandle of West Virginia before traversing southeastern Ohio.
Rayne XPress primarily involves the construction of two new compressor stations along TransCanada’s existing Columbia Gulf system. The project is designed to create an additional 1 billion ft3/d of capacity to efficiently transport Marcellus and Utica production to markets in the Gulf Coast region and beyond.