Last week word leaked that the mighty Williams Transco pipeline was connected directly to Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export facility in Louisiana (see Speculation: Transco Sending M-U Gas to Louisiana LNG Terminal). Since Transco is now bidirectional, we theorized that at least some Marcellus/Utica gas is flowing through that new pipe. The new section of Transco’s pipeline connected to Sabine Pass is called Gulf Trace. Yesterday Williams finally admitted that yes, that pipeline is now up and running and flowing natural gas to Sabine Pass for export–about four months ahead of schedule…
