Gas transmission

Transmission owners in the PJM grid region are challenging a FERC decision rejecting amendments that regulators said would give utilities excessive influence over regional transmission planning and weaken PJM’s independence.

Poland has issued all location decisions for two new gas pipelines totaling 174 miles (280 km), advancing the Central–East Corridor to link Baltic LNG imports with southern markets and cross-border interconnections.

Slovakia plans to file a lawsuit challenging the European Union’s decision to ban Russian pipeline gas and LNG imports by 2027, arguing the move violates EU principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.

Olenox Industries has begun the recommissioning of a 162-mile pipeline as a wet gas system, targeting NGL production, dry gas sales, and onsite power generation. The project includes new surveying, license reinstatement, and phased return to service.

Woodside and East Timor have agreed to advance feasibility work on the long-stalled Greater Sunrise LNG project, targeting first gas as early as 2032 and evaluating pipeline routing to a proposed export plant in Timor-Leste.

Ukraine will resume importing gas from Greece via the Transbalkan pipeline in November, booking 600,000 cubic meters per day to offset production losses from Russian strikes. Lower tariffs in Moldova and Romania have helped restart gas flows along the route linking Greece’s LNG terminals to Ukraine.

Sunoco LP’s $9.6 billion acquisition of Parkland Corporation is set to close October 31, 2025, creating one of North America’s largest integrated fuel and midstream networks.

Aspen Midstream and EnCap Flatrock Midstream have launched Aspen II with a new equity commitment, targeting natural gas transmission and last-mile infrastructure across North America.

Centuri has announced $575 million in U.S. contract awards, anchored by a long-term gas utility deal in the Midwest covering distribution, transmission, and storage services.

Williams announced on Thursday its efforts with federal and state regulators to revive two previously canceled natural gas pipelines from Pennsylvania to New York. Williams canceled Constitution in 2020 after years of fighting for permits from New York regulators and canceled NESE in 2024 after fighting for permits from regulators in both New York and New Jersey.

Ukraine's energy regulator has approved a gas import mechanism that will avoid high transit fees when supplying gas through the Trans-Balkan pipeline from Greece to Ukraine, the Ukrainian energy ministry said on Tuesday.

The legal challenge is the latest obstacle to the resumption of flows through the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline that have been halted since March 2023, despite pressure by the U.S. Trump administration.

Iran added 265 miles of new gas pipelines and launched major compressor stations and infrastructure projects last year to expand its national gas transmission system and support future exports.

Archrock has completed its $357 million acquisition of NGCS, adding 351,000 horsepower to its fleet and expanding Permian Basin operations as demand for compression services grows.

I Squared Capital is reportedly in talks to acquire a majority stake in the Matterhorn Express pipeline, a key Permian-to-Houston natural gas route with 2.5 Bcf/d capacity. The $5 billion deal would mark a major ownership shift for the recently completed pipeline.