Williams Partners Starts Operations At Virginia Southside II
Zacks Investment Research | Dec 05, 2017 08:25PM ET
Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE:WPZ) recently announced that the Virginia Southside II expansion project has initiated operations.
Virginia Southside II is the fifth of the five major expansion projects of the Transco pipeline system in 2017. With the announcement, all the expansion projects, including Gulf Trace, Hillabee Phase 1, Dalton, New York Bay and Virginia Southside II have been placed into service.
Following the commencement of operation by the projects, in 2017, the firm transportation capacity of Transco will likely get increased by more than 2.8 million dekatherms per day (Dth/d). Notably, after Virginia Southside II started operations on Dec 5, the design capacity of the Transco system jumped almost 25%.
The announcement reflects the energy infrastructure provider’s strong focus on Transco pipeline expansion that will likely provide sustainable and steady fee-based revenues over a length of time. Investors should know that the Transco pipeline is the largest interstate natural gas pipeline network in the nation.
Along with the announcement, Williams Partners said that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has authorized the Gulf Connector Expansion project on Nov 21. The Gulf Connector will likely expand the capacity of Transco in Texas and Louisiana by 475,000 Dth/d.
Tulsa, OK-based Williams Partners is a publicly traded master limited partnership with midstream infrastructure assets that are involved in transporting, gathering and processing natural gas and natural gas liquids.
The pricing chart of the partnership is impressive. Year to date, the stock has lost 4.4%, underperforming the Zacks Investment Research
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