Two companies owned by New York-based conglomerate Loews Corporation are planning to extend new natural gas pipelines across central Mississippi.

Gulf South Pipeline Company and Texas Gas Transmission applied with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Sept. 12 to build the Kosciusko Junction Pipeline and Columbia Gulf Lateral. FERC is accepting public comments on the application until Oct. 16.

The project consists of 102 miles of new 36-inch pipe from Attala County to Clarke County, along with a separate 8 miles of new 36-inch pipe in Humphreys and Sunflower counties. It would also include two new compressor stations and modifications to existing compressor stations.

The projects are separate from the nearly 200-mile Mississippi Crossing pipeline planned by a subsidiary of Texas pipeline company Kinder Morgan. FERC is accepting comments on the Mississippi Crossing project until Oct. 6.