Williams Partners Announces FERC Approval of Fully Subscribed Pipeline Expansion to Link Northeast Natural Gas Supplies to Gr...
05 August 2016 - 8:30AM
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Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) today announced that the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved an
application for Transco’s fully contracted Dalton Expansion Project
to provide additional reliable natural gas service to utility
companies and a municipal entity in northwest Georgia.
The Dalton Expansion Project is designed to deliver natural gas
to an existing electric generating facility in northern Georgia
operated by Oglethorpe Power Corp., local distribution company
Atlanta Gas Light, as well as the City of Cartersville.
“The Dalton Expansion Project is one of several Transco projects
creating much-needed access to northern natural gas supplies to
meet growing demand in the South, particularly in the
power-generation sector,” said Rory Miller senior vice president of
Williams Partners’ Atlantic-Gulf operating area. “Along with Leidy
Southeast and Virginia Southside, the Dalton Expansion will be our
third project providing southern market area customers access to
growing Marcellus and Utica supplies with our Atlantic Sunrise
project coming next. In addition to the environmental benefits of
connecting electric power generators with this cleaner energy
resource, these natural gas pipeline investments produce stable,
long-term returns for our business.”
The proposed project consists of 115 miles of new steel pipe
ranging from 16 to 30 inches in diameter extending from the
existing Transco pipeline in Coweta County, Ga., to new delivery
points in Paulding and Murray Counties, Ga. The pipeline is being
designed to transport approximately 448,000 dekatherms of natural
gas per day (enough natural gas to meet the daily needs of about 2
million homes).
In addition, as part of the project, Williams is proposing to
construct a new compressor facility in Carroll County, Ga., as well
as three new metering facilities and other related pipe and valve
modifications to existing facilities.
Construction on the Dalton Expansion Project is planned to begin
in the third quarter of 2016 with completion targeted for 2017. The
project is part of Williams Partners’ 2016 growth capital funding
plan that includes $1.3 billion for Transco expansions and other
interstate pipeline growth projects.
Transco, a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams Partners, is the
nation's largest and fastest-growing interstate natural gas
transmission pipeline system. It delivers natural gas to customers
through its 10,200-mile pipeline network whose mainline extends
nearly 1,800 miles between South Texas and New York City. The
system is a major provider of cost-effective natural gas services
that reach U.S. markets in 12 Southeast and Atlantic Seaboard
states, including major metropolitan areas in New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania.
About Williams Partners
Williams Partners (NYSE: WPZ) is an industry-leading, large-cap
natural gas infrastructure master limited partnership with a strong
growth outlook and major positions in key U.S. supply basins and
also in Canada. Williams Partners has operations across the natural
gas value chain from gathering, processing and interstate
transportation of natural gas and natural gas liquids to petchem
production of ethylene, propylene and other olefins. Williams
Partners owns and operates more than 33,000 miles of pipelines
system wide – including the nation’s largest volume and fastest
growing pipeline – providing natural gas for clean-power
generation, heating and industrial use. Williams Partners’
operations touch approximately 30 percent of U.S. natural gas.
Tulsa, Okla.-based Williams (NYSE: WMB), a premier provider of
large-scale North American natural gas infrastructure, owns 60
percent of Williams Partners, including all of the 2 percent
general-partner interest. www.williams.com
Portions of this document may constitute “forward-looking
statements” as defined by federal law. Although the partnership
believes any such statements are based on reasonable assumptions,
there is no assurance that actual outcomes will not be materially
different. Any such statements are made in reliance on the “safe
harbor” protections provided under the Private Securities Reform
Act of 1995. Additional information about issues that could lead to
material changes in performance is contained in the partnership’s
annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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