Tulsa-based midstreamer Williams said Thursday it completed its purchase of Sequent Energy Management LP and Sequent Energy Canada Corp. from Atlanta utility Southern Company.

Sequent is among North America’s largest natural gas marketers by sales volumes, seventh to be precise, at 7.1 Bcf/d according to NGI’s 1Q2021 Top North American Natural Gas Marketers Rankings. 

The transaction “accelerates Williams’ natural gas pipeline and storage optimization and marketing growth and increases Williams’ gas pipeline marketing footprint to over 8 Bcf/d, with expansions into new markets to reach incremental gas-fired power generation, liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and future renewable natural gas (RNG) and other emerging opportunities,” the midstream pipeline giant...