By maximizing the use of the existing Transco transmission corridor and existing compressor stations, the Hillabee expansion managed to substantially reduce construction cost and land use. Florida’s electric utilities now can efficiently access low-cost gas supplies, which helps increase the dispatch and profit margins of flexible gas peaking plants.
On-time and on-budget
Phase -2 of the project included the construction of approximately 11 miles of pipeline looping, a new compressor at William’s Station 95 in Alabama, and modifications to a compressor at Station 100. Micheal Dunn, Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Williams underlined the latest phased was put in service on-time and on-budget.
Phase-1 of the Hillabee expansion project was placed in service already in July 2017. Now that both phases are completed, Transco’s system capacity has been increased by more than 1,025,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day to a total of 17.6 million dekatherms per day.
Covering a length of over 10,000 miles, Transco is one of the largest and most cost-effective gas pipelines that reach U.S. markets in 12 Southeastern and Atlantic Seaboard states, including metropolitan areas in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Williams is one of largest gatherers, processors and transporters of natural gas in the United States and play a critical role in bringing the nation’s abundant cleaner-burning fuel supplied to power generators and industry, helping to reduce emissions. Throughout the U.S., Williams owns and operates more than 30,000 miles of pipelines system, handling about 30% of the nation’s daily gas supply.