Williams

Pacific Gas and Electric will end Friday a systemwide high-inventory OFO that had been in effect for the previous two days.

Williams Partners LP announced that the Ignacio gas processing plant had been repaired and returned to service Friday after being shut down due to a pipeline rupture on June 3.

Williams said it placed an expansion of its Transco natural gas pipeline system into service, increasing firm capacity into the New York City metropolitan area by 100,000 Dth/d to serve growth on National Grid’s distribution system. The Leidy to Long Island project required expanding certain existing Transco pipeline facilities in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. This included adding approximately 12 miles of new 42-inch diameter pipeline, replacing approximately 2.5 miles of existing 42-inch diameter pipeline, adding a new compressor facility in Old Bridge, NJ, and minor modifications to several other Transco facilities. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the project in May 2006 (see NGI, May 29, 2006). The Transco pipeline is a 10,500-mile pipeline system which transports gas to markets throughout the northeastern and southeastern United States. The expansion increases the total system capacity of the Transco pipeline to approximately 8.3 Bcf/d.

Williams has placed into service an expansion of its Transco gas pipeline system, increasing firm transportation capacity into the greater Washington, DC, and Baltimore metropolitan areas by 165,000 Dth/d, the company said. The expansion required adding approximately 16.5 miles of 42-inch diameter pipe in Pittsylvania and Campbell counties, VA. In addition, the company replaced approximately 3.5 miles of pipe in Fairfax County, VA. Transco is a 10,500-mile system that transports gas to markets throughout the northeastern and southeastern United States. This expansion increases the total system capacity of the Transco system to approximately 8.3 Bcf/d. Known as the Potomac Expansion Project, the $73 million project was approved by FERC in April after receiving environmental clearance in January. It supplies gas to customers of Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., Columbia Gas of Virginia and Washington Gas Light Co.

Williams has placed into service an expansion of its Transco gas pipeline system, increasing firm transportation capacity into the greater Washington, DC, and Baltimore metropolitan areas by 165,000 Dth/d, the company said Tuesday.

Williams’ Northwest Pipeline is holding a binding open season for its Colorado Hub Connection (CHC) project. The 34-mile Colorado Hub lateral would allow access from the Greasewood and Meeker hubs to a location near Sand Springs, CO.

Gas-weighted Rockies producers such as Bill Barrett Corp., Questar Corp., Ultra Petroleum and The Williams Companies face margin compression in the near term while they wait for the next increments of the Rockies Express pipeline to come online at the beginning of 2008 and mid-2009, according to Raymond James & Associates Inc.

Following a successful open season, Williams’ Northwest Pipeline last Thursday said it is proposing to construct its new 33-mile Colorado Hub Connection Project (CHC), which would provide transportation service from the Greasewood and Meeker hubs located in Rio Blanco County, CO, to a location near Sand Springs, CO, which has various pipeline interconnects and Northwest’s existing system to access western markets.

Following a successful open season, Williams’ Northwest Pipeline on Thursday said it is proposing to construct its new 33-mile Colorado Hub Connection Project (CHC), which would provide transportation service from the Greasewood and Meeker hubs located in Rio Blanco County, CO, to a location near Sand Springs, CO, which has various pipeline interconnects and Northwest’s existing system to access western markets.