new supplies, particularly from the prolific shale plays, and
growing demand for gas in the power-generation sector.
Included in the $30 billion/year are:
• $10 billion/year for new oil and gas lease equipment.
• Nearly $9 billion/year for expanded gas and liquids
mainline capacity.
A report released in March 2014 on behalf of the Interstate
Natural Gas Association of America concluded that the United States and Canada will require annual average midstream
natural gas, crude oil, and NGL infrastructure investment of
$30 billion/year, or $641 billion (in real 2012 dollars) total,
over the 22-year period from 2014 to 2035 to accommodate
US COMPRESSOR-STATION COSTS: ESTIMATED VS. ACTUAL, 2014-151
Location Size, hp Materials Labor Misc. 2 Land Total $/hp
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Pennsylvania3 1,460
Estimated 10,452,370 122,367 7,196,653 — 17,771,390 12,172
Actual 6,031,214 208,808 9,312,767 386,605 15,939,394 10,917
Mississippi 2,415
Estimated 4,636,000 4,942,000 3,848,000 265,000 13,691,000 5,669
Actual 6,439,000 9, 118,000 1,684,000 248,000 17,489,000 7,242
Nebraska 4,700
Estimated 7,719,337 5,876,537 4,259,253 161,000 18,016, 127 3,833
Actual 7,283,775 6,393,686 2,666,801 140,394 16,484,656 3,507
New Jersey3 5,000
Estimated 357,620 68,780 1,351,800 — 1,778,200 356
Actual 2,157,637 436,734 364,435 — 2,958,806 592
New Jersey3 5,400
Estimated 2,040,669 451,720 838,606 — 3,330,995 617
Actual 1,408,936 444,778 413,580 — 2,267,294 420
Pennsylvania3 6,540
Estimated 17,981,191 13,575,546 11,804,077 — 43,360,814 6,630
Actual 15,210,362 21,165,203 10,745,745 — 47, 121,310 7,205
Pennsylvania3 7,700
Estimated 13,695,850 14,626,357 12,282,555 1,050,000 41,654,762 5,410
Actual 11, 136,919 17,081,490 7,789,508 251,087 36,259,004 4,709
Nebraska 9,500
Estimated 16,343,485 10, 136,202 6,179,638 265,650 32,924,975 3,466
Actual 16,835,582 12,683,771 4,761, 114 172, 135 34,452,602 3,627
Mississippi 15,900
Estimated 17,315,000 6,664,000 5,688,000 425,000 30,092,000 1,893
Actual 17,324,000 11,460,000 2,472,000 238,000 31,494,000 1,981
Mississippi 15,900
Estimated 18,048,000 6,739,000 6,321,000 430,000 31,538,000 1,984
Actual 18,720,000 12,202,000 2,936,000 487,000 34,345,000 2,160
New York 15,900
Estimated 18,491,862 14,772,750 11,767, 118 753,000 45,784,730 2,880
Actual 16,885,044 15,352,462 7,909,545 780,982 40,928,033 2,574
Maryland 16,000
Estimated 27,438,000 17,287,000 15,156,151 1,208,000 61,089,151 3,818
Actual 15,996,412 27,084,484 12,675,030 1,099,413 56,855,339 3,553
Pennsylvania3 18, 100
Estimated 24,730,040 14,900,726 18,306,359 47,000 57,984, 125 3,204
Actual 23,755,445 14,284,506 13,323,191 81, 126 51,444,268 2,842
New York 20,800
Estimated 36,232,308 26,570,011 28,910,985 61,400 91,774,704 4,412
Actual 35,463,647 23,456,561 15,548,487 36,776 74,505,471 3,582
Pennsylvania3 26,000
Estimated 28,320,797 15, 104,379 19,233,788 47,000 62,705,964 2,412
Actual 27,507,334 15,513,752 15,222,387 120,889 58,364,362 2,245
Pennsylvania3 52,000
Estimated 45,509,999 21,144,291 34,240,803 47,000 100,942,093 1,941
Actual 48, 121,284 29,971,220 29,288,120 388,315 107,768,939 2,072
Total 221,855
Estimated $289,312,528 $172,981,666 $187,384,786 $4,760,050 $654,439,030 $2,950
Actual $270,276,591 $216,857,455 $129,203,165 $4,430,722 $628,677,478 $2,834
1Actual cost data must be filed within 6 months following commissioning of installed compression equipment. Not all projects proposed (estimated costs) are built (actual costs). 2Generally
includes surveys, engr., supervision, interest, freight, taxes, administration and overheads, contingencies, allowances for funds used during construction (AFUDC), and FERC fees. 3Addition.
Source: US FERC; for completed-project costs filed between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015, under CFR Section 157.20(c)( 4).
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