Equitrans Midstream Corp. 10 月 18 日披露，山谷管道 (MVP) 最近定于今年年底竣工，现在预计将于 2024 年第一季度竣工。

该项目的预期成本也上调至72亿美元，高于之前估计的66亿美元。

该公司在向美国证券交易委员会提交的监管文件中表示，“不可预见的因素”导致了延迟和访问成本。在这个有争议的项目于 7 月获得联邦政府批准后，与承包商的财务和解、燃料和劳动力成本的上涨以及安全措施的加强等因素导致了额外的成本和延误。

MVP 是一条从西弗吉尼亚州西北部到弗吉尼亚州南部的 300 英里管道，其任务是将天然气从马塞勒斯和尤蒂卡页岩地区输送到大西洋中部和东南部的市场。

Equitrans Midstream Corp. disclosed Oct. 18 that completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), most recently slated for the end of the year, is now forecast in the first quarter of 2024.

The expected cost of the project was also increased to $7.2 billion, rising above the previous estimate of $6.6 billion.

In a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the company stated “unforeseen factors” caused the delay and access costs. After the controversial project received a green light from the federal government in July, financial settlements with contractors, the rising cost of fuel and labor and enhanced security measures factored into the extra costs and delays.

The MVP is a 300-mile pipeline running from Northwest West Virginia to Southern Virginia, tasked with bringing natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale regions to markets in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast.