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Williams 2Q13: Marcellus Profit $12M, Gathered Volumes Up 76%
August 1, 2013August 1, 2013

Williams Partners, a subsidiary of midstream behemoth Williams company, reported their second quarter financials and operational update yesterday. They report revenue for 2Q13 was up 5.3% from last year this time. The northeast (Marcellus) portion of Williams’ operations reports a profit of $12 million for 2Q13. In 2Q12 they had a $20 million loss–so this year shows a dramatic $32 million turnaround–no doubt due to the fact that Williams’ gathered volumes in the Marcellus shot up 76% from last year this time.

Select portions of yesterday’s update dealing with the Marcellus:
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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners | Energy Services | Exporting | Industrywide Issues | NGLs | Ohio | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Statewide OH | Statewide PA | Williams

Bluegrass NGL Pipeline Recap, Builders Eye LNG Exports Too
July 8, 2013July 8, 2013

An update on the proposed new natural gas liquids (NGL) Bluegrass Pipeline, a joint venture between Williams Partners and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners. As MDN previously reported, the Bluegrass will run from Ohio/Pennsylvania all the way to the Gulf Coast (see Williams, Boardwalk Announce Marcellus-to-Gulf Coast NGL Pipeline).

The update below, courtesy of the Akron Beacon Journal, does a good job of recapping what we do and don’t know about the pipeline project and where it will be built. The update also includes new information: In addition to gas liquids going to the Gulf, Williams and Boardwalk are eyeing LNG export terminals along the Gulf Coast as a market for the methane portion of what they’ll pipeline from the Utica/Marcellus…
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Economic Impact | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Jobs | Marshall County | NGLs | Processing Plants | West Virginia | Williams

Williams Invests $4.5B on Midstream Plants in a Single WV County
June 27, 2013

Williams Partners–one of the largest midstream companies operating in both the Marcellus and Utica Shale–is investing a massive $4.5 billion on three processing facilities in Marshall County, WV. A single county! Pennsylvania is still hoping Shell will proceed with building an ethane cracker plant in Beaver County, PA and they’re gaga over the prospect of a $2 billion investment to build that plant. But right across the border in Marshall County, Williams is right now spending $4.5 billion ($2.2B of it on upgrades and new construction).

The three facilities are the Fort Beeler processing plant, the Oak Grove processing plant, and the Moundsville fractionation plant. Here is an update on those three plants and Williams’ massive investment:
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Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | New York | Pipelines | Schoharie County | Williams

Iroquois Pipeline Files App for Constitution Interconnect in NY
June 21, 2013June 21, 2013

In January, MDN told you about plans from the Iroquois Gas Transmission System to build a new interconnect and expand their compressor station in Wright, NY to connect to the new Constitution Pipeline that will be built by Williams to pipe Marcellus Shale gas from Susquehanna County, PA to Schoharie County, NY where it will connect to the Iroquois pipeline (see Iroquois Announces Interconnect for Constitution Pipeline in NY).

Last Friday, Iroquois announced they’ve officially filed the request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The filing says Iroquois plans to have the interconnect up and running by March 2015:
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Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | New York | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Statewide NY | Statewide PA | Williams

It’s Official: Williams Files Constitution Pipeline App with FERC
June 17, 2013June 17, 2013

It’s official. Since last year we’ve known about and have reported on plans by Williams and Cabot Oil & Gas to build a new Marcellus Shale pipeline from Susquehanna County, PA to Schoharie County, NY–called the Constitution Pipeline (see New Marcellus Constitution Pipeline Announces “Final” Route). On Friday, Williams filed the official application for the new pipeline with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Original plans called for the FERC filing to happen in “spring” of this year, with construction set to begin in April 2014 and the pipeline coming online in March 2015. According to the latest press release, the in-service date is still on track.

In addition to three original investors, the Constitution Pipeline picked up a fourth investor just a few weeks ago (see New Partner Invests in Marcellus Shale Constitution Pipeline). Perhaps that’s why a “spring” filing became an “early summer” filing? The announcement from Williams last Friday:
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Antero Resources | Chevron | Energy Companies | Energy Services | Fayette County | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Pennsylvania | Williams

6 Western PA Families Sue Chevron, Williams over Drilling Activity
June 11, 2013June 11, 2013

Six families in Fayette County, PA have filed a “nuisance” lawsuit against Chevron, Williams and WPX Energy claiming nearby gas drilling activities have “diminished their ability to make use of their property” and have ruined the “quite use and enjoyment” of their homes. The families claim they’ve suffered from the effects of “toxic chemicals” due to the drilling activities in the area.

The AP story with details (slightly edited to remove some of the anti-drilling commentary AP adds to such stories):
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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | NGLs | Ohio | Pipelines | Statewide OH | Williams

Bluegrass Pipeline – Possible Map & Route Through Ohio ID’d
June 7, 2013June 7, 2013

We’re now narrowing in on the proposed route for the Bluegrass Pipeline–a natural gas liquids pipeline coming from Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners that will repurpose some existing pipelines and build new sections. The pipeline will run from the Marcellus/Utica region all the way to the Gulf Coast–to carry NGLs to the Gulf for processing (see Williams, Boardwalk Announce Marcellus-to-Gulf Coast NGL Pipeline).

Williams and Boardwalk have not released a map of the proposed official route, but using several recent articles and a site set up by lawyers who want to represent landowners whose property the pipeline will cross, we’ve got a map of the proposed route through Ohio and a pretty good idea of where, in certain counties, the pipeline will cross…
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Broome County | Economic Impact | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Laser Northeast Gathering | New York | Pipelines | Taxation | Williams

More Good News for Windsor, NY Taxpayers from Shale Gas Pipeline
June 7, 2013June 7, 2013

Last October, MDN told you about the Town of Windsor (where we write from!) in Broome County, NY, along the border of Pennsylvania. Windsor saw a new 9-mile section of natural gas pipeline and a compressor station go online, and the tax revenue from that small project was enough to lower the property and school taxes for everyone in the town. We asked/continue to ask the question–when was the last time you heard about school and property taxes in any NY community going down? Yeah, we’ve never heard of it either.

Well, more good news for those of us fortunate enough to live in the Town of Windsor: A regional gas distribution company is building smaller pipelines locally and by 2014, the local high school, one of the local elementary schools and the town hall will all be hooked up and heating with natural gas. Estimated savings to taxpayers: $350,000 per year. Thank you Marcellus Shale and the miracle of hydraulic fracturing. And thank you pipelines and compressor plants…
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Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Transco | Williams

FERC Hearing Near Wilkes-Barre for Transco Pipeline Expansion
June 5, 2013June 5, 2013

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency tasked with approving new interstate pipeline construction, will conduct a public hearing near Wilkes-Barre, PA on Wednesday, June 12 to consider an application by Williams to expand the Transco natural gas pipeline in the area. The proposed expansion in Luzerne County, PA (and in several other locations) will allow Williams to use more Marcellus Shale gas to service an addition 2 million homes along the pipeline’s route…
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Coterra Energy (Cabot O&G) | Energy Companies | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | New York | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Schoharie County | Statewide NY | Statewide PA | Susquehanna County | WGL Holdings | Williams

New Partner Invests in Marcellus Shale Constitution Pipeline
May 31, 2013May 31, 2013

The Constitution Pipeline is a planned natural gas pipeline that will run from the heavily-producing Marcellus Shale gas fields of Susquehanna County, PA all the way up to Schoharie County, NY, where it will connect with two large interstate pipelines: the Iroquois and the Tennessee (see New Marcellus Constitution Pipeline Announces “Final” Route). The pipeline is a joint venture between Williams Partners, Cabot Oil & Gas and Piedmont Natural Gas. Add to those three partners a new fourth one:

WGL Holdings announced yesterday they will invest $68 million in the project. They’ll get a 10% ownership stake in the project in return…
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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners | Energy Services | Guernsey County | Industrywide Issues | NGLs | Ohio | Pipelines | Williams

Bluegrass NGL Pipeline Going Through Guernsey County, OH?
May 20, 2013May 20, 2013

In March, Williams and Boardwalk Pipeline Partners announced a joint venture to re-purpose existing pipelines and build new sections of pipeline to carry natural gas liquids from the Marcellus/Utica region to the Gulf Coast for processing (see Williams, Boardwalk Announce Marcellus-to-Gulf Coast NGL Pipeline). The exact route of the new Bluegrass Pipeline, as they call it, has not been disclosed. However, we have an idea of where some of it will be built as it crosses Ohio…
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Accidents | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Susquehanna County | Williams

Fire at Williams Compressor Station in Susquehanna County, PA
May 15, 2013May 15, 2013

A fire broke out at a natural gas compressor station owned and operated by Williams in Brooklyn Township (Susquehanna County), PA last night. Read More “Fire at Williams Compressor Station in Susquehanna County, PA”
Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | MarkWest Energy | Pipelines | Processing Plants | Research | Sunoco Logistics | Williams

3 Marcellus Midstream Companies Top Customer Satisfaction Survey
May 15, 2013May 15, 2013

EnergyPoint Research released an overview of their biannual Midstream Services Study this morning. Three companies with large Marcellus operations top the list Read More “3 Marcellus Midstream Companies Top Customer Satisfaction Survey”
Energy Companies | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Pipelines | Processing Plants | Shell | Williams

Shell & Williams Tie the Knot on New Midstream JV for NW PA
April 12, 2013April 12, 2013

More pipelines for both dry and wet gas, and perhaps just as important, a new cryogenic gas processing plant is coming to northwestern PA courtesy of a brand new joint venture partnership between midstream giant Williams and exploration & production giant Shell. The new jv will service not only Shell (the first customer to be signed), but also other energy producers in the area. It will be aimed at both the Marcellus and Utica Shale in the region.

Here’s the announcement from the happy newlyweds:

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Accidents | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Marshall County | Pipelines | Processing Plants | West Virginia | Williams

Williams Methane Pipeline Ruptures in Marshall County, WV
March 25, 2013March 25, 2013

Early Friday afternoon, a 24-inch methane-only natural gas pipeline built and maintained by Williams near their Fort Beeler cryogenic processing plant ruptured. The pipeline is located 4 miles south of Cameron (Marshall County), WV.

Fortunately the blowout did not ignite and there were no injuries:

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Boardwalk Pipeline Partners | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | NGLs | Pipelines | Williams

Zeits Takes A Closer Look at the Bluegrass NGL Pipeline
March 14, 2013March 14, 2013

Energy analyst Richard Zeits, writing on the Seeking Alpha website, turns his attention to the recently announced Bluegrass Pipeline which will transport natural gas liquids (NGLs) from the Marcellus/Utica region to the Gulf Coast for processing (see Williams, Boardwalk Announce Marcellus-to-Gulf Coast NGL Pipeline for background and MDN’s analysis). Zeits begins his deep dive on the Bluegrass (and the wider issue of NGLs) this way:

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