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FERC last week granted approval for a pair of natural gas pipeline projects, including Enbridge Inc.’s East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG) and Williams’ Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company Co. LLC, aka Transco. ETNG’s System Alignment (SA) Program is designed to improve reliability in response to shifts in customer demand that have created imbalances on…

The U.S. natural gas demand story has been geared to LNG growth, but there’s another story that could become even bigger: fueling a proliferation of computer data centers. The power-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) computer warehouses are to be fueled mostly by abundant and reliable domestic natural gas. It’s the next big thing, according to Williams…

Midstream giant Williams reported a jump in earnings and, during accompanying investor presentations, touted an expected spike in natural gas demand through this decade and into the next even if new political or regulatory roadblocks emerge. “Under any scenario, a lot of growth is coming on the demand side,” CEO Alan Armstrong said during an…

Williams has filed with FERC for authorization to build its Southeast Supply Enhancement Project that would add about 1.6 Bcf/d of capacity to its Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. (Transco) for natural gas deliveries from Virginia to Georgia. The pre-filing request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Feb. 1 comes three months after Williams…

Midstream giant Williams said Wednesday that it has reached a deal to acquire a portfolio of Gulf Coast natural gas storage assets from an affiliate of Hartree Partners LP for $1.95 billion, capping a busy year for storage acquisitions and expansions. The deal includes six natural gas storage facilities with a total capacity of 115…

Williams has secured its spot as the largest natural gas gatherer in the Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin by closing two previously announced midstream acquisitions valued at a combined $1.27 billion. Williams acquired Cureton Front Range LLC, whose assets include gas gathering pipelines and two processing plants serving producers across 225,000 dedicated acres. Williams also purchased private…

The Natural Allies For A Clean Energy Future organization is touting its growth as former political leaders join major U.S. producers and operators to advance using natural gas alongside renewable power to reduce carbon emissions.  “Natural gas partnered with renewable energy can accelerate our path to a clean energy future – ensuring affordability and reliability…

Efforts to electrify and decarbonize the U.S. economy bode well for the natural gas infrastructure business, according to Williams Companies Inc. CEO Alan Armstrong. “The fundamentals, right now, are better than they have ever been for gas,” Armstrong said during the Barclays CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York.  He cited that since 2014, government forecasts…

Williams capitalized on heightened natural gas price volatility and recorded all-time high gathering volumes during the first quarter, countering the unfavorable impacts of a harsh winter on its gathering system in the West. Management credited the success of marketing arm Sequent Energy Management LP, purchased in 2021, in optimizing the assets in its base business.…