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Chris Smith is Pipeline Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. His responsibilities include OGJ’s annual Pipeline Economics and Worldwide Pipeline Construction reports. Smith has been at Oil & Gas Journal for 6 years and has worked in the industry for 18 years in a variety of commodity analysis and reporting roles. He has an undergraduate degree from the University of Houston and an MS from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

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FERC approves Southgate Amendment construction

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By Christopher E. Smith Verified
| Oil & Gas Journal Verified
Mountain Valley Pipeline has received US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approval to begin construction of its 550-MMcfd Southgate Amendment Project in North Carolina. Southgate’s length was reduced to 31.3 miles from 75 as part of the amendments, and its OD increased to 30 in. FERC approved amendments to the original Southgate Extension project in late 2025. The denial of subsequent legal challenges allowed construction to begin.
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Venture Global expands LNG sales agreement with EnBW

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By Christopher E. Smith Verified
| Oil & Gas Journal Verified
Venture Global Inc. last week agreed to sell EnBW an additional 0.82 million tonnes/year (tpy) of LNG for 5 years starting in 2026. The deal adds to the existing 20-year sales and purchase agreements between Venture Global and EnBW for 2 million tpy. “As one of Germany’s top LNG suppliers, Venture Global is proud to strengthen our partnership with EnBW and support the region’s energy security with a reliable supply of LNG,” said Venture Global chief executive officer Mike Sabel.
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Chevron to build gas-fired West Texas power plant, supply Microsoft

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By Geert De Lombaerde, Christopher E. Smith Verified
| Oil & Gas Journal Verified
Chevron Corp. wholly owned subsidiary Energy Forge One LLC has agreed to develop a collocated 2.67-Gw power plant for Microsoft Corp. in West Texas that will provide dedicated electricity to a Microsoft-operated data center under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Chevron and US-based investment firm Engine No. 1 have been collaborating on the development, known as Project Kilby, which Chevron describes as among the largest collocated natural gas power and data-center developments in the US.
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