US Gulf Connector In Service: Williams
US-based gas infrastructure developer Williams said January 4 its Gulf Connector Project has been placed in full service, providing 475mn ft3/day of delivery capacity from its Transco system to a pair of LNG export terminals in Texas.
“Since 2017, Williams has now added more than 2bn ft3/day of capacity to directly serve global LNG export facilities,” Williams CEO Alan Armstrong said. “Projects like Gulf Connector, which leverage existing gas pipeline infrastructure, make it possible to connect abundant domestic supply with emerging international markets, giving a boost to the US economy while helping meet the world’s increasing demand for clean energy.”
Gulf Connector involved adding three new compressor stations on the Transco system in Texas and making modifications to allow for bi-directional flows on a portion of the Transco system between Louisiana and south Texas.
The expansion will provide 75mn ft3/day of capacity to the 13.5mn metric tons/year Freeport LNG terminal on Quintana Island, Texas, and 400mn ft3/day of capacity to Cheniere Energy’s 22.5mn mt/yr Corpus Christi project.