Expansions

Tulsa-based Williams continues to be primed for solid natural gas infrastructure expansions in North America, with the biggest still planned for the Marcellus Shale, CEO Alan Armstrong said Wednesday.

FERC Thursday approved Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s and Dominion Transmission Inc.’s proposed system expansions to deliver gas from the Marcellus Shale/Appalachian Basin to existing markets in New England and to the Niagara Falls area of New York.

FERC Thursday approved Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s and Dominion Transmission Inc.’s proposed system expansions to deliver gas from the Marcellus Shale/Appalachian Basin to existing markets in New England and to the Niagara Falls area of New York.

FERC has approved mostly compression expansions for Dominion Transmission Inc. (DTI) in western Pennsylvania and for Tennessee Gas Pipeline in western Massachusetts.

FERC Thursday issued favorable environmental assessments of Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s and Dominion Transmission Inc.’s proposed system expansions to deliver Marcellus Shale gas to growing markets in New York and New England.

FERC Thursday issued favorable environmental assessments of Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s and Dominion Transmission Inc.’s proposed system expansions to deliver Marcellus Shale gas to growing markets in New York and New England.

Williams Partners LP has placed into service a pair of expansions on its 10,500-mile Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco), which will add a combined 598,500 Dth/d of firm transportation capacity to serve markets in the southeastern United States, the Tulsa-based partnership said last week.

Williams Partners LP has placed into service a pair of expansions on its 10,500-mile Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line (Transco), which will add a combined 598,500 Dth/d of firm transportation capacity to serve markets in the southeastern United States, the Tulsa-based partnership said Monday.

Horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing are on the rise, necessitating expansion of Weir Oil & Gas unit Weir SPM’s manufacturing and services facility in Fort Worth, TX, the company said.