Williams delivers record gas volumes on Transco system
SUMMARY
Capacity expansions on largest interstate gas pipeline in the US are driving the increase, Williams says.
By Dale LunanPOSTED IN:
US energy infrastructure giant Williams said January 6 it delivered a record 17.15bn ft3 of natural gas on its Transco interstate natural gas transmission system on January 3, surpassing the previous daily record established in February 2020.
While extreme winter weather usually contributes to peak daily demand for natural gas, Williams said this latest peak reflected continued expansions on the Transco system, which serves gas markets along the US Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf Coast.
To meet the growing demand, much of it driven by new LNG export terminals, Williams has nearly tripled contracted capacity on Transco to 18.7bn ft3/day in 2021 from 6.6bn ft3/day in 2008, largely through incremental growth projects along the existing Transco right-of-way.
“The value of safe, dependable natural gas infrastructure becomes abundantly clear when millions of homes, businesses and manufacturing facilities across the US need reliable, low-cost energy more than ever,” Williams CEO Alan Armstrong said.
Transco is the largest-volume interstate natural gas pipeline system in the US, with 16,000 km of pipe extending nearly 3,000 km from New York City to South Texas. It serves markets in 12 southeast and Atlantic Seaboard states, including major metropolitan areas in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
