By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Mar. 7 -- Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, is gauging market interest for an expansion of its 3.5-bcfd Northwest Pipeline system in Salt Lake City, Utah. The expansion would increase natural gas transportation capacity from supply basins in the Rocky Mountains to markets in the western US.
The company began an open season that will run through March, during which shippers can submit nonbinding expressions of interest for firm transportation service.
As proposed, the Basin Expansion Project would include expanded facilities between Muddy Creek, Wyo., and the Blanco Hub in New Mexico; laterals to attach additional gas supplies in the Piceance basin, Uinta basin, or other regional basins; and interconnecting facilities with gathering and transmission service providers.
After assessing the open season response, Williams will determine the cost, facilities, final capacity, and rates for the project.
Service could be available as early as November 2007, pending market support and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval.