Double E Natural Gas Pipeline Wants OK to Construct 1.35 Bcf/d Permian-to-Gulf Coast Conduit The owners of the Double E natural gas pipeline have asked federal regulators for permission to begin construction on the 135-mile Permian Basin conduit. In a Monday filing, Double E Pipeline LLC asked FERC to approve the start of construction by Friday. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized the pipeline in October. Project backer Summit Midstream Partners LP sanctioned Double E in June 2019, with an eye on moving 1.35 Bcf/d from the Permian’s Delaware sub-basin to the Waha hub in West Texas and beyond. The midstreamer moved forward with the project after securing “sufficient” binding commitments for long-term, firm transportation service. Summit Permian Transmission LLC held an open season for Double E in 2018 to test support for service to various receipt points in New Mexico’s Eddy and Lea counties and the West Texas counties of Loving, Ward, Reeves and Pecos. From Waha, the system plans to connect with “multiple current and planned takeaway pipelines” to demand centers south, according to Summit.