marketlink questar expansion approved breaking news phased marketlink project questar expansion approved posted 10 50 cst dec 13 2000 federal energy regulatory commission authorized transcontinental gas pipe line transco phase construction 700 mmcf marketlink project would expand leidy line western pennsylvania markets new jersey new york phase marketlink would add 166 000 dth new firm capacity transco serve five shippers beginning nov 1 2001 phase ii would add 130 000 dth serve two shippers nov 1 2002 ferc denied requests state new jersey state department law public safety rescind vacate april certificate approving construction entire marketlink project however commission requiring transco file executed contracts fully subscribing remaining capacity within four months order contracts filed transco initiate eminent domain proceedings respect remaining facilities covered original certificate commission also granted questar preliminary determination non environmental grounds saying proposed mainline 104 looping project interconnection kern river pipeline required public 80 8 million questar project would add 272 000 dth capacity l 104 would run coal seam reserves uinta basin near price ut payson citygate connection kern river project would loop portion questar l 40 entire l 41 lines currently running full