Dominion Energy is at the beginning of what could be a massive project to move Marcellus Shale natural gas from West Virginia to points south. The Southeast Reliability Pipeline Project is in the initial planning phase.

“We are at the very preliminary stages of the project. We are sending letters to land owners to let them know we’ll be on their property to survey, to identify the best route possible for the project,” explained Jim Norvelle, a spokesperson with Dominion.

The starting point for the pipeline would be in Harrison County. Norvelle said it’s still undecided which route the pipeline could take to make it to the Virginia state line and then into North Carolina, the final destination. He said it would add up to about 500 miles of pipeline.

“If we decide as a company to go forward with this project and we get all the permits we need from the federal government the construction could take into the 2016, 2017 and 2018 time period,” according to Norvelle.

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