Tulsa-based Williams schedules open seasons for two expansions of

Journal Record, The (Oklahoma City), Feb 8, 2006 by Journal Record Staff

Williams has scheduled open seasons for two expansions of its Transco natural gas pipeline.

Open seasons for the Mobile Bay South expansion and the Production Area Mainline expansion will conclude March 10.

LNG is poised to become a much larger portion of our natural gas supply mix over the next several years, said Phil Wright, senior vice president of Tulsa-based Williams' natural gas pipeline business. It is important that our Transco pipeline provide its customers with access to growing LNG and domestic supply options, particularly along the Gulf Coast.

The production area mainline expansion would increase the company's ability to transport domestic supplies and imported liquefied natural gas from the Louisiana Gulf Coast area to aggregation centers along the Transco pipeline system.

New service from the expansion project is anticipated to be available in late 2008. The level of market interest will determine the size of the expansion and the cost and final pipeline facilities required for the expansion.

Up to 700,000 dekatherms per day of firm transportation service will be offered on Transco's Mobile Bay Lateral from Station 85 near Choctaw County, Ala., to a proposed new interconnection with Gulfstream Natural Gas System in Mobile County, Ala., to serve growing supply needs in the Southeast, including the state of Florida.

New service from the project is anticipated to be available by summer 2008.