New Mexico Pipeline Seeks Approval for 22 Miles of Gas Infrastructure
Published Date: 6/25/2026
Notice
Summary
Double E Pipeline wants to build a new 22-mile pipeline and meter station in New Mexico to connect more natural gas supplies from the Delaware Basin. This $38 million project will help deliver more gas to customers using Double E’s system. If you want to speak up or get involved, you need to act before the set deadline!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Automatic Authorization If No Timely Protest
If no protest is filed by the deadline or a filed protest is withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing, the proposed activity will be deemed authorized effective the day after the time allowed for protest. The protest deadline is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 21, 2026.
22.1‑Mile Pipeline Proposed in New Mexico
Double E Pipeline filed a request to construct and operate a 22.1 mile, 20‑inch lateral pipeline, a new meter station, and auxiliary facilities in Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico (the Dude Lateral Project). The company estimates the project cost at $38,000,000 and says it will connect Double E’s interstate transmission system to additional supplies in the Delaware Basin.
Free Public Participation Rights
You can file a protest, a motion to intervene, or comments about the project at no fee. The deadline for filing protests, motions to intervene, and comments is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 21, 2026.
Intervenor Rights to Rehearing and Appeals
Only parties who file a timely motion to intervene by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 21, 2026, have the right to request rehearing of Commission orders in this proceeding and to later challenge Commission orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal. Motions to intervene must follow Rule 214 and state your interest (for an individual, e.g., landowner, ratepayer, or resident).
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