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Business Wire
09-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Enstor Receives FERC Notice to Proceed with Construction for Expansion of Mississippi Hub Natural Gas Storage Facility
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emerald Storage Holdings LLC, the parent company of Enstor Gas, LLC and Mississippi Hub, LLC, today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a Notice to Proceed with Construction for the Mississippi Hub Expansion Project. Mississippi Hub is a high-deliverability underground natural gas storage facility located on the Bond Salt Dome in Simpson County, Mississippi. The Expansion Project includes three additional storage caverns, each with approximately 10 billion cubic feet (Bcf) of working storage capacity, as well as incremental expansion of the hub's existing caverns. In total, the Mississippi Hub Expansion Project will add up to 33.5 Bcf of new working gas capacity and up to 0.7 million dekatherms per day (MMDth/day) of new injection capacity. Upon completion of the expansion, Mississippi Hub's total working gas storage capacity is expected to be 56.3 Bcf, approximately 2.5 times the facility's present capacity. The injection capacity will increase to a total of 1.90 MMDth/day and the withdrawal capacity will remain at 2.40 MMDth/day, as previously certificated before the expansion. Enstor plans to begin construction immediately and anticipates the expansion to be in-service by 2028. About Enstor Enstor is one of the largest privately owned natural gas storage companies in the United States. Headquartered in Houston, the company owns and operates six active underground natural gas storage facilities in four states with more than 110 Bcf in working gas capacity. Enstor has approximately 170 miles of transmission pipelines and 39 interconnects to major transmission pipelines. For more information, please visit About Mississippi Hub, LLC Enstor's Mississippi Hub is a FERC-certified high-deliverability underground facility located on the Bond Salt Dome in Simpson County, Mississippi. Mississippi Hub has multiple pipeline interconnections and is ideally located to serve growing demand centers. The facility today has three storage caverns holding up to 22.4 Bcf of working gas. The facility offers close proximity to major interstate pipelines and pipeline expansion projects that access major downstream natural gas markets. It also provides access to major sources of shale gas production, liquefied natural gas exports, as well as traditional gas supplies along the Gulf Coast. For additional details please visit
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Enstor receives FERC approval for Mississippi Hub expansion
Emerald Storage Holdings, the parent company of Enstor Gas and its subsidiary Mississippi Hub, has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to expand its Mississippi Hub natural gas storage facility. Enstor has accepted the FERC certificate, marking a significant milestone for the Mississippi Hub Expansion Project, which is expected to be operational by 2028. The FERC order, issued on 20 March 2025, also grants Mississippi Hub the authority to charge market-based rates for its storage, hub and wheeling services. The project will add three new storage caverns, each with around ten billion cubic feet (bcf) of working storage capacity, along with enhancements to existing caverns. Enstor CEO Paul Bieniawski said: 'We are pleased to have received FERC's approval for our Mississippi Hub Expansion Project and look forward to moving ahead with construction. 'This expansion project will not only enhance reliability and flexibility for our customers in the Gulf Coast and south-east markets, but it will also provide significant additional natural gas storage capacity at a time when it is needed most. 'With US LNG exports rapidly expanding and the demand for gas-fired power generation continuing to grow nationwide, Enstor is excited to be on the forefront of providing the critical infrastructure necessary to ensure reliable energy security for the US and beyond.' The expansion involves constructing compression, dehydration, saltwater disposal wells and related facilities. In total, the project will add up to 33.5bcf of new working gas capacity and 700,000 dekatherms per day of new injection capacity. Upon completion, the facility's total working gas storage capacity will reach 56.3bcf. The first new cavern is fully subscribed under a long-term contract with a Kinder Morgan subsidiary, serving growing demand from liquefied natural gas exports and power generation. Mississippi Hub connects with Southern Natural Gas, Southeast Supply Header and the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline, enhancing its strategic market reach. KMI East Region chief commercial officer Ernesto Ochoa said: 'Expansion projects under way for the south-east region, including Evangeline Pass, Mississippi Crossing and the South System Expansion 4 projects, are the direct result of significant natural gas demand expectations for the near future. With growing natural gas demand, there is a need for additional storage in this region. 'During times of volatile natural gas pricing or for operational flexibility, storage provides customers with optionality. Additional storage coupled with our extensive network further enhances the services we can provide our customers.' Enstor anticipates positive regional impacts including job creation, economic development and increased tax revenues. The project aims to minimise environmental impacts by utilising existing infrastructure and enhancing energy security and price competitiveness for customers. "Enstor receives FERC approval for Mississippi Hub expansion" was originally created and published by Offshore Technology, a GlobalData owned brand. The information on this site has been included in good faith for general informational purposes only. It is not intended to amount to advice on which you should rely, and we give no representation, warranty or guarantee, whether express or implied as to its accuracy or completeness. You must obtain professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the content on our site.
