Gulf Coast Expansion Project

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Gulf Coast Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline reversal, operated by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC. Construction began in 2018. It runs 0.8 miles.

Gulf Coast Expansion Project
Also calledNGPL Gulf Coast Southbound Phase I[1], Gulf Coast Southbound Expansion Project[2]
General information
KindPipeline project[2]
Project typeReversal[3]
StatusIn service[3]
CommodityNatural gas[3]
Operators
Owner and operator
Facility project
StateTX[1][2] or AR, IL, MO, TX[3] or AR, TX[2][sources disagree]
CountiesCass, TX; Wharton, TX[2][4] or White, AR; Angelina, TX; Cass, TX; Victoria, TX; Wharton, TX[2][sources disagree]
Approved8 November 2017[1][4]
Construction started4 January 2018[5]
In service4 October 2018[3] or 1 October 2018[6][sources disagree]
FERC docketCP16-488[1]
Contractors
Technical information
Length0.8 mi[1]
Capacity460 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1][3]
Cost$149 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[3] or $59,151,690 actual cost of facilities (Mar 2019); certificate-stage estimate $69,399,000[6][sources disagree]
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Gulf Coast Expansion Project is a natural gas pipeline reversal, operated by Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC. Construction began in 2018. It runs 0.8 miles.

Contractorsedit

ContractorWorkScope
Troy Construction[7]compressor station work; the article says the project involves Troy without stating the roleNamed on Kinder Morgan's Gulf Coast Southbound Expansion Project: the new Compressor Station 394 near Linden and modifications to Station 301 in Wharton, expected complete in the fourth quarter of 2018

Inspection

FirmScope
Tetra Tech, Inc.[8][9]Performed FERC construction inspections of the compressor station and lateral under contract to FERC (March and April 2018 reports)

Sources disagree

These sources give different values for the same fact. Each value is listed with the sources that give it.

FactValues given
Cost
  • $149 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[3]
  • $59,151,690 actual cost of facilities (Mar 2019); certificate-stage estimate $69,399,000[6]
Counties
  • Cass, TX; Wharton, TX[2][4]
  • White, AR; Angelina, TX; Cass, TX; Victoria, TX; Wharton, TX[2]
In service
  • 4 October 2018[3]
  • 1 October 2018[6]
States

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Referencesedit

  1. “FERC: Approved Major Pipeline Projects (1997-Present)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Archived from the original on 1 July 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. “Ongoing Projects: Construction Underway (Pipeline News, May 2017)”. Pipeline News. May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  4. “Order Issuing Certificate and Granting Abandonment, Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC, Gulf Coast Expansion Project (CP16-488)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. “Commencement of Construction, Gulf Coast Expansion Project (CP16-488)”. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (filed with FERC). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  6. “Cost Comparison Statement, Gulf Coast Expansion Project (CP16-488)”. Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America LLC (filed with FERC). 28 March 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  7. “Troy Construction Takes On More than $1 Billion in Natural Gas Pipeline Projects”. Industrial Info Resources. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  8. “Construction Inspection Report (March 1, 2018 inspection), Gulf Coast Expansion Project (CP16-488)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  9. “Construction Inspection Report (April 26, 2018 inspection), Gulf Coast Expansion Project (CP16-488)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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