May 29 (Reuters) - U.S. energy company Williams Cos ( WMB )

said on Thursday it was working with federal and state

regulators to revive two previously canceled natural gas

pipelines from Pennsylvania to New York.

The pipelines are the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE)

from Pennsylvania to New Jersey and New York and the

Constitution Pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York.

Williams canceled Constitution in 2020 after years of

fighting for permits from New York regulators and canceled NESE

in 2024 after fighting for permits from regulators in both New

York and New Jersey.

The company sought to revive the projects after gaining

support from the Trump administration.

The administration lifted a month-old stop-work order on May

19 on Norwegian energy company Equinor's ( EQNR ) $5 billion

Empire Wind offshore wind project off New York.

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, who issued the

stop-work order on Empire Wind in April, said he was encouraged

that New York Governor Kathy Hochul will now allow new gas

pipeline capacity to move forward.

Hochul, who wanted the Trump administration to lift the

stop-work order on the offshore wind farm, did not specifically

endorse the gas pipes but said in a statement that New York

would work with the U.S. administration and private entities on

projects that meet the legal requirements under state law.

A spokesperson at Williams told Reuters in an email that

the company "has submitted a petition to the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC) for reinstatement of the

certificate of public convenience and necessity for the

Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project."

The company also said it has begun working through state

permitting matters with environmental regulators in New Jersey,

Pennsylvania and New York and will be promptly filing

applications with those agencies to secure the necessary permits

for advancing both the NESE and Constitution Pipeline projects.

Williams said the projects are "essential to address

persistent natural gas supply constraints in the Northeast,

constraints that have led to higher energy costs for consumers

and increased reliance on higher-emission fuels like fuel oil."