Williams Seeks FERC Approval for 1.13 MMdth/Day Hillabee Expansion Project to Southeast U.S.
November 18 2014 - 4:15PM
Business Wire
Williams (NYSE: WMB) announced today that Transco has filed an
application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to
expand its pipeline system to serve the growing need for natural
gas by electric generators, natural gas distributors and end-users
in the southeastern United States.
The Hillabee Expansion Project is designed to expand the
existing Transco pipeline’s capacity in Alabama beginning in May
2017, providing incremental firm capacity from certain receipt
points located at Transco’s Station 85 in Choctaw County, Ala. to a
proposed point of interconnection between Transco and the Sabal
Trail pipeline in Tallapoosa County, Ala. Sabal Trail will acquire
by lease 100 percent of such capacity on a long-term basis.
To be constructed in three phases, the proposed Hillabee
Expansion would add a total of approximately 1.13 million
dekatherms per day of pipeline capacity to the Transco system by
May 2021. That’s enough natural gas to meet the needs of more than
4 million American homes annually.
The proposal involves the construction of approximately 43
miles of additional pipe segments (called loops) in Alabama, a new
compressor facility in Choctaw County, Ala., as well as
modifications to other existing compressor stations and valve
sites.
“By maximizing the use of our existing transmission corridor,
our goal is to minimize the impact on property owners and the
environment while serving the growing demand for natural gas in the
southeast,” said Frank Ferazzi, Vice President & General
Manager of Williams’ Transco pipeline. “The Hillabee project is yet
another incremental expansion to the Transco system to better
connect the growing supply of North American natural gas with the
best markets.”
The Hillabee Expansion project is part of the $4.5 billion in
capital expenditures planned through 2017 on Transco growth
projects. Transco is the nation's largest and fastest-growing
interstate natural gas transmission pipeline system. It delivers
natural gas to customers through its 10,200-mile pipeline network
whose mainline extends nearly 1,800 miles between South Texas and
New York City. The system is a major provider of cost-effective
natural gas services that reach U.S. markets in 12 Southeast and
Atlantic Seaboard states, including major metropolitan areas in New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Transco is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams Partners L.P.
(NYSE: WPZ), of which Williams owns controlling interests and is
the general partner.
About Williams
Williams, headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., is one of the leading
energy infrastructure companies in North America. It owns
controlling interests in both Williams Partners L.P. and Access
Midstream Partners, L.P. through its ownership of 100 percent of
the general partner of each partnership. Additionally, Williams
owns approximately 66 percent and 50 percent of the limited partner
units of Williams Partners L.P. and Access Midstream Partners,
L.P., respectively.
Williams Partners L.P. owns and operates both on-shore and
off-shore assets of approximately 15,000 miles of natural gas
gathering and transmission pipelines, 1,800 miles of NGL
transportation pipelines, an additional 11,000 miles of oil and gas
gathering pipelines and numerous other energy infrastructure
assets. The partnership's operated facilities have daily gas
gathering capacity of approximately 11 billion cubic feet,
processing capacity of approximately 7 billion cubic feet, NGL
production of more than 400,000 barrels per day and domestic
olefins production capacity of 1.95 billion pounds of ethylene and
114 million pounds of propylene per year.
Access Midstream Partners, L.P. owns and operates natural gas
midstream assets across nine states, with an average net throughput
of approximately 4.13 billion cubic feet per day and more than
6,773 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines. Headquartered in
Oklahoma City, the partnership's operations are focused on the
Barnett, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Marcellus, Niobrara and Utica
Shales and the Mid-Continent region of the U.S.
For more information about Williams, Williams Partners and
Access Midstream Partners, visit www.williams.com,
www.williamslp.com and www.accessmidstream.com.
Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking
statements” as defined by federal law. Although the company
believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially
different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe
harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Reform
Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to
material changes in performance is contained in the company’s
annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
WilliamsMedia Contact:Tom Droege,
918-573-4034orInvestor Contacts:John Porter,
918-573-0797orSharna Reingold, 918-573-2078
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