These projects will benefit this areas economy and will bring in thousands of jobs opportunities. Among countries, the US dominates the upcoming project landscape in North America, accounting for 70% of the total projects expected to start operations by 2025. var ssdl = ssdl || {} At the same time, the report notes, the industry is facing significant headwinds amid competition from renewable energy both in the U.S. and abroad. Will there be competition for the workforce? Regional energy information including dashboards, maps, data, and analyses. For years, FERC has deferred to pipeline builders on that question despite evidence that the pipeline industry often overbuilds. Many projects are in progress, including development of at least four other LNG facilities. Hurting his chances somewhat is the interstate system running through Lake Charles and Baton Rouge. The LNG construction market is also notoriously tricky because it requires huge investments upfront while the price of natural gas is extremely fickle. Even a market the size of Houston couldnt support having those three projects (ExxonMobil, Enterprise, ChevronPhillips Chemical) within about five miles of each other, Jenkins says. GCXP offers a transportation solution that leverages ANRs existing infrastructure, TC Energy said. Sales, revenue and prices, power plants, fuel use, stocks, generation, trade, demand & emissions. Its tough to maintain quality standards when youre doing stick-built construction., The robotization of the fabrication process is another trend. Thats enough gas each day to supply roughly 12.5 million U.S. homes. Energy Transfer the builder of the Dakota Access, Mariner East, and Bayou Bridge pipelines announced in February that it was acquiring Enable Midstream, the company behind Gulf Run. This onshore, gas pipeline, with a maximum diameter of 42 inches, will start in Louisiana (the US) and ends in Texas (the US). The project is expected to peak at about 600 to 700 construction workers. All comments are subject to editorial review. EIA's free and open data available as API, Excel add-in, bulk files, and widgets. North American Pipeline Project Roundup: January/February 2022 (P&GJ) When the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline begins operating next year, it will provide access to new markets in Asia for Canadian oil producers that have suffered from years of limited pipeline capacity.