CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Natural
Gas announced today it has selected Matrix Service Inc., a
subsidiary of Matrix Service Company, to build its liquefied
natural gas (LNG) facility in Robeson
County, North Carolina.
The facility will help Piedmont Natural Gas continue providing
customers with a reliable supply of natural gas during peak usage
days, when extremely low temperatures create a higher-than-normal
demand for natural gas.
The 1 billion-cubic-foot (Bcf) storage facility will cover
approximately 60 acres of a 685-acre piece of Piedmont-owned property. Construction is
expected to begin in May of 2019 with an estimated completion date
in the summer of 2021.
"Our highest priority is the safety of our natural gas
infrastructure, our communities and our employees," said Frank Yoho, president of natural gas operations
at Duke Energy, parent company of Piedmont Natural Gas. "The
contractor we selected had to share our emphasis on safety, offer
proven excellence in this specialized construction, and commit to
minimize disruption to our neighbors in Robeson County."
"As an industry leader in low-temperature and cryogenic tanks
and terminals, we are very pleased to have been awarded this
important project," said Matrix Service Company's President and
Chief Executive Officer, John R.
Hewitt. "We look forward to delivering this project safely,
on time and on budget."
The LNG facility is expected to create up to 150 jobs during
construction and 10 to 12 permanent jobs to manage operations. The
project will provide more than $800,000 annually in tax revenue to Robeson County.
For more information about the facility, see the original
announcement and project overview.
Piedmont Natural Gas
Piedmont Natural Gas, a
subsidiary of Duke Energy, is an energy services company whose
principal business is the distribution of natural gas to more than
1 million residential, commercial and industrial customers in
North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company also supplies natural
gas to power plants. Piedmont is
routinely recognized by J.D. Power for excellent customer
satisfaction, and has been named by Cogent Reports as one of the
most trusted utility brands in the U.S.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 125 company headquartered in
Charlotte, N.C., is one of the
largest energy holding companies in the U.S. It employs 30,000
people and has an electric generating capacity of 51,000 megawatts
through its regulated utilities, and 3,000 megawatts through its
nonregulated Duke Energy Renewables unit.
Duke Energy is transforming its customers' experience,
modernizing the energy grid, generating cleaner energy and
expanding natural gas infrastructure to create a smarter energy
future for the people and communities it serves.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2019 "World's Most Admired
Companies" list, and Forbes' 2019 "America's Best Employers" list.
More information about the company is available at duke-energy.com.
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Matrix Service Company
Founded in 1984, Matrix
Service Company (Nasdaq: MTRX) is parent to a family of companies
that include Matrix Service Inc., Matrix NAC, Matrix PDM
Engineering and Matrix Applied Technologies. Our subsidiaries
design, build and maintain infrastructure critical to North America's energy and industrial markets.
Matrix Service Company is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma with subsidiary offices
located throughout the United
States and Canada, as well
as Sydney, Australia and
Seoul, South Korea.
With a culture driven by its core values of safety, integrity,
stewardship, positive relationships, community involvement and
delivering the best, Matrix has twice been named to Forbes Top 100 Most Trustworthy Companies in
America and is consistently recognized as a Great Place to
Work®.
For more information about Matrix, please contact:
Matrix Service Company
Kevin S. Cavanah
Vice President and CFO
T: 918-838-8822
Email: ir@matrixservicecompany.com
Kellie Smythe
Senior Director, Investor Relations
T: 918-359-8267
Email: ksmythe@matrixservicecompany.com
Media contact: Tammie McGee
Office: 704.731.4236 I 24-hour: 877.348.3612
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