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Williams Cos. to Buy Gulf Coast Natural Gas Storage Portfolio for $1.95 Billion - The Wall Street Journal

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Williams Cos. to Buy Gulf Coast Natural Gas Storage Portfolio for $1.95 Billion - WSJ

Dec. 27, 2023 8:36 am ET

Energy infrastructure company Williams Cos.has inked a deal to buy a portfolio of Gulf Coast natural-gas storage assets from an affiliate of commodities-trading company Hartree Partners for $1.95 billion.

Williams on Wednesday said the acquisition includes six underground natural gas storage facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi with total capacity of 115 billion cubic feet, along with 230 miles of gas transmission pipeline and connections to Transco, the nation’s largest natural gas transmission pipeline.

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