Williams receives FERC approval for Transco expansion

Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, has received a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorizing the Rivervale South to Market project—an expansion of the Transco natural gas pipeline to serve the US Northeast.

The Rivervale South to Market project would create 190,000 dekatherms/day of firm transportation capacity to serve Direct Energy Business Marketing LLC and UGI Energy Services LLC in time for the 2019-20 winter heating season, Williams said.

The Rivervale South to Market project will consist of uprating 10.35 miles of existing Transco pipeline, adding a 0.61-mile pipeline loop, and certain upgrades and modifications to existing facilities, all in New Jersey.

Following the receipt of regulatory approvals, construction is anticipated to begin in early 2019.