The Orion Project.

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The Orion Project. is a natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania, operated by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.. Construction began in 2017.

The Orion Project.
Also calledOrion Project[1]
General information
KindPipeline project[1]
Project typeExpansion[2] or Loop[3][sources disagree]
StatusIn service[2][4]
CommodityNatural gas[2]
Owner and operator
StatePennsylvania[1][2]
CountiesPike, Wayne[3][5]
Approved2 February 2017[1][3]
Construction startedMarch 2017[6]
In serviceNovember 2017[2] or 1 December 2017[4][sources disagree]
FERC docketCP16-4[1]
Contractors
Technical information
Length12.9 mi[1][3] or 13 mi[2][sources disagree]
Pipe size36"[2][3]
Capacity135 MMcf/d (FERC project list)[1][2]
Capacity addedup to 135,000 Dth/d of additional firm transportation service[3]
Cost$143 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2]
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Hands listed0

The Orion Project. is a natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania, operated by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C.. Construction began in 2017.

Contractorsedit

ContractorWorkScope
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.[5]PrimeListed 2017 as contractor: about 13 miles of pipeline looping in Pike and Wayne counties, PA
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.[7]PrimeNamed in Tennessee's weekly FERC status report as its contractor on the Orion loops: final tie-ins on Loops 322 and 323, the new launcher and receiver, crossover and connection facilities, and right-of-way cleanup (Nov-Dec 2017)

Sources disagree

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FactValues given
Project type
In service
  • November 2017[2]
  • 1 December 2017[4]
Length

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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. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. “Order Issuing Certificate, Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C., Orion Project (CP16-4)”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  4. “Notification of Actual In-Service Date, Orion Project (CP16-4)”. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (filed with FERC). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  5. “Ongoing Projects: Construction Underway (Pipeline News, May 2017)”. Pipeline News. May 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  6. “Weekly Status Report, March 6-12, 2017, Orion Project (CP16-4)”. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (filed with FERC). 15 March 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2026.
  7. “Weekly status report, Nov 27 to Dec 3, 2017, Orion Project (CP16-4)”. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, L.L.C. (filed with FERC). 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2026.

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