Magellan | Laying Groundwork for a TX Pipeline
When you are about to plow 400 miles across Texas, who are you going to call? From ranches that span two counties to dense urban areas, the task of moving energy across the vast state of Texas can be challenging. Pierpont’s team offers a unique approach of proactive engagement to construct midstream lines while maintaining peace.
Pierpont has helped support right-of-way acquisition and lead outreach efforts with influential elected officials along the routes. Traversing small towns and rural expanses through multiple Texas counties, U.S. congressional and Texas legislative districts creates the need for a large governmental and community outreach campaign.
The project received support thanks to proactive outreach, including meeting with over 50 elected officials, orchestrating meetings with concerned homeowner associations, and achieving a high-level non-confrontational landowner acceptance. This eliminated the need for significant eminent domain activity and helping to avoid negative media coverage throughout the acquisition and construction phases of the project. The Pierpont team also revisited the communities once the project was complete to address any concerns that may have been lingering in the communities along the pipeline right-of-way.
This approach in engaging community organizations, leaders, and elected officials has allowed Magellellan’s pipelines to be built with only nominal opposition and to maintain their strong reputations as good operators.
