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Basis Doldrums Could Hit Share Prices of Rockies Producers

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.

July 17, 2007

Northwest Gets Go-Ahead to Place WA Pipe Loops in Service

FERC last Monday gave Northwest Pipeline, a subsidiary of The Williams Companies, the green light to place into service new pipeline loops in several counties in Washington State.

October 23, 2006

Northwest Gets Go-Ahead to Place WA Pipe Loops in Service

FERC on Monday gave Northwest Pipeline, a subsidiary of The Williams Companies, the green light to place into service new pipeline loops in several counties in Washington State.

October 17, 2006

Northwest Tests Market Interest in Proposed Greasewood Lateral

Williams’ Northwest Pipeline is testing market interest in long-term firm transportation service on a proposed pipeline lateral from Greasewood, CO, to Northwest’s mainline near Sand Springs, CO, or to other pipeline interconnections downstream of the Greasewood Hub.

July 24, 2006

Northwest Tests Market Interest in Proposed Greasewood Lateral

Williams’ Northwest Pipeline is testing market interest in long-term firm transportation service on a proposed pipeline lateral from Greasewood, CO, to Northwest’s mainline near Sand Springs, CO, or to other pipeline interconnections downstream of the Greasewood Hub.

July 21, 2006

Producers Urge FERC to Reject Transco’s Bid for Higher Overrun, Imbalance Penalties

Four major producers have called on FERC to reject a tariff proposal by Williams Co.’s Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp. to significantly increase penalties for unauthorized daily overruns and daily operational flow order (OFO) imbalances on its system.

November 15, 2005

Northwest Pipe Gets OK to Replace Aged System in Western Washington State

FERC on Tuesday issued a certificate to Williams’ Northwest Pipeline authorizing an estimated $333 million project to replace natural gas delivery capacity on the pipeline system in western Washington State.

September 15, 2005

Gulfstream Inks Long-Term Transportation Deal with Tampa Electric

Williams and Duke Energy announced Monday that their Gulfstream Natural Gas pipeline system from the Mobile Bay area to the Florida peninsula signed a new 48,000 Dth/d long-term transportation agreement with Teco Energy utility subsidiary Tampa Electric this week, making the pipeline system about 70% subscribed.

August 9, 2005

Northwest Pipeline’s Capacity Replacement Project Passes Final Environmental Test

FERC staff in a final environmental review recommended approval of an estimated $333 million project to replace natural gas delivery capacity on Williams’ Northwest Pipeline in western Washington State.

August 1, 2005

Transportation Notes

Transwestern said it has received a number of shipper requests to move incremental volumes from the WFS [Williams Field Services] Milagro plant in San Juan Basin, but these requests have exceeded the current meter run’s capacity. Thus Transwestern will performing an estimated four to five hours of maintenance Thursday on the meters used for the receipt of gas from the Milagro plant. The work will increase the capacity of the meters from 400 MMcf/d to about 600 MMcf/d, Transwestern said.

May 25, 2005