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		<title>(WMB) Williams Companies Expand Marcellus Shale Project</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/wmb-williams-companies-expand-marcellus-shale-project/38512</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 23:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural gas producer, Williams Companies Inc. (WMB), acquired approximately 42,000 net acres in the Marcellus Shale from Alta Resources, LLC and its partners for $501 million. The net 42,000 Marcellus acres, mainly located in Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania, represents approximately 1.2 trillion cubic feet of gas equivalent (Tcfe) in total net resource potential and gas of 100 to 130 billion cubic feet equivalent (Bcfe) per section. The acquisition will nearly double the natural gas producer&#8217;s exploration and production (E&#38;P) holdings in the region. Additionally, the company will buy a 5% interest in the properties (approximately 48,500 gross acres) included in the Alta deal for $84 million to reduce royalty obligations. Williams also plans to lease approximately 8,000 net acres in the area of Pennsylvania. On completion of the deal, ]]></description>
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		<title>(WPZ) Williams Partners L.P. Shifts and Restructures</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/25/wpz-williams-partners-l-p-shifts-and-restructures/38392</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 22:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ) signed a merger agreement under which it will buy the remaining outstanding shares of Williams Pipeline Partners L.P. (WMZ). The deal permits Williams Pipeline unit holders to receive 0.7584 common units of Williams Partners for every unit they hold. William Partners already owns 47.7% of Williams Pipeline. On January 19, 2010, Williams Cos (WMB), the parent company of Williams Partners, said it would restructure its pipeline and processing operations in a bid to speed growth, partly by improving access to capital. Williams Cos announced plans to contribute essentially all of its midstream and natural gas pipeline assets valued at approximately $12 billion to Williams Partners L.P. Consequently, the acquisition by Williams Partners is the concluding step in the restructuring of Williams Cos’ natural gas pipeline and ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) Williams Companies Analyst Keeps Neutral Rating</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/29/wmb-williams-companies-keeps-neutral-rating/32173</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are maintaining our Neutral recommendation on Williams Companies (WMB) with a target price of $23. We like Williams’ strong business mix, attractive growth opportunities in its low-risk upstream model and relatively stable fee-based midstream services. The company’s high growth exploration and production (E&#38;P) business is nicely complemented by its midstream assets, which are less sensitive to commodity prices and help Williams to maintain a steady stream of revenue and cash flow even if natural gas prices stay low. Through its recently concluded $12 billion restructuring program, Williams has combined its pipeline and processing units to create one of the largest natural gas partnerships in the nation. We believe that the consolidation will allow Williams to simplify its structure, pay down debt, drive growth, and unlock value for its shareholders. ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) Williams Companies Announces $12 Billion Restructuring to Consolidate Operations</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/20/wmb-williams-companies-announces-12-billion-restructuring-to-consolidate-operations/25381</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Natural gas producer and pipeline firm Williams Companies (WMB) announced a $12 billion restructuring program whereby it will combine its pipeline and processing units to create one of the largest natural gas partnerships in the nation. According to the deal, Williams will sell pipeline assets in the Northeast, Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain region to affiliate Williams Partners, L.P. (WPZ), which is primarily engaged in finding, producing, gathering, possessing and transporting natural gas. Williams will also contribute its limited and general partner interests in Williams Pipeline Partners L.P. (WMZ), another affiliate that owns and operates natural gas transportation and storage assets, into Williams Partners. However, Williams will keep its exploration and production business at the parent company level. In exchange, Williams will receive cash proceeds of about $3.5 billion and ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) Williams Companies and PG&amp;E Corp Get FERC OK For LNG Terminal and Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/28/lng-williams-companies-and-pge-corp-get-ferc-ok-for-lng-terminal-and-pipeline/23745</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LP, a limited partnership between Williams Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline LLC, PG&#38;E Strategic Capital Inc. and Fort Chicago LNG II U.S. LP, announced that it has received approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to construct and operate the Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline. The proposed natural gas pipeline will be a 234-mile, 36-inch diameter pipeline. The FERC has also authorized the Jordan Cove Energy Project LP, a limited partnership between Fort Chicago LNG II U.S. LP and Energy Projects Development LLC, to site, construct and operate the Jordan Cove Energy LNG terminal.  The Jordan Cove is a state-of-the-art LNG import terminal to be located in the International Port of Coos Bay in Oregon. Together, the Jordan Cove – Pacific Connector project is expected to import ]]></description>
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		<title>(APL) Transport Your Money Into This Natural Gas Industry</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/27/apl-transport-your-money-into-this-natural-gas-industry/23526</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sheena Martin, Contributing Editor Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Most commodity investors know by now that natural gas prices took a major hit over the past two years. And with production stalled around the world, very few people expect it to rise much more than the $2 per MMbtu it managed to climb this year. But the natural gas industry still holds pockets of wealth, if you just know how to access them. Since prices rose back to $5 per Mmbtu in late September after slumping since January, companies have recommitted to drilling projects and ramping up production. For Atlas Pipeline Partners (NYSE: APL), which services the Midwest and Appalachian regions, that means revenue will soon follow. By gathering, processing and transporting the commodity instead of selling it directly, Atlas ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) The Williams Companies&#8217; Pipeline Project Approved</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/03/wmb-the-williams-companies-pipeline-project-approved/21860</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Williams Companies (WMB) said that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permitted its majority-owned subsidiary, Northwest Pipeline GP, to build and operate a 15.5-mile pipeline to transport natural gas from the Piceance Basin in Colorado to the Opal Hub in Wyoming. Known as the Sundance Trail Expansion, the 30-inch diameter loop will provide 150,000 dekatherms of firm transportation capacity per day from the Greasewood and Meeker/White River Hubs in Rio Blanco County, Colorado to the Opal Hub area in Lincoln County, Wyoming . Additionally, the project will replace and enhance Northwest&#8217;s compression facilities at the Vernal Compressor Station in Uintah County, Utah. It is estimated that the Sundance Trail Expansion will cost roughly $65 million and is expected to be in service by November 2010. Post completion, the project ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) The Williams Companies Completes 2nd Phase of Transco Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/24/wmb-the-williams-companies-completes-2nd-phase-of-transco-pipeline/21210</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Williams Companies (WMB) announced that it has placed the second phase of the Sentinel expansion project on its interstate Transco natural gas pipeline system into service, as a result increasing firm transportation capacity into the northeastern U.S. by 102 thousand dekatherms per day (Mdt/d). The first portion of the project (Phase I), which provided an additional 40 Mdt/d, was placed into service in December 2008. Phase II construction included the addition/replacement of approximately 14 miles of 42-inch pipe, along with 8 compressor station upgrades at various locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey . The Transco natural gas pipeline is a 10,500-mile pipeline system that carries natural gas to markets all over the northeastern and southeastern U.S. The current expansion is expected to boost the total system capacity to approximately ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) Williams Companies Files with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for Expansion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/18/wmb-williams-companies-files-with-federal-energy-regulatory-commission-for-expansion/20864</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to expand its Transco natural gas pipeline to serve markets in the southeastern United States.  On approval from FERC, Williams expects the Mobile Bay South II Expansion project to provide services by spring 2011. Through the expansion project, Williams expects to add 380,000 dekatherms of southbound, year-round firm transportation capacity on the Mobile Bay Lateral from Transco&#8217;s mainline at Station 85 near Butler, Alabama, to its interconnect with Gulfstream Natural Gas System in Coden, Alabama. Williams estimates that the project will require a compression addition of 8,180 horsepower at Transco compressor station 85 and facility modifications at Station 83. It expects the project facilities to cost approximately $36 million. Recently, the company’s Mobile Bay natural ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) Williams Companies Outperforms &#8211; Raises Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/01/wmb-williams-companies-outperforms-raises-outlook/19237</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Williams Companies (WMB) reported better-than-expected third-quarter results, primarily on higher production volumes and lowering of costs. Earnings per share, excluding mark-to-market adjustments, came in at 25 cents, 6 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. However, compared to the year-earlier period, Williams’ adjusted earnings per share plunged approximately 55% while revenue nosedived 34% to $2.1 billion, hurt by weak performance of the company’s Exploration and Production (E&#38;P) business on the back of a sharp decline in natural gas prices from the year-ago level. E&#38;P In the E&#38;P business, total production was up approximately 4.9% year-over-year to 1,202 million cubic feet equivalent per day (MMcfe/d). Domestic volumes increased 4.7% year-over-year to 1,148 MMcfe/d, driven by strong contribution from the Piceance and other basins. For the third quarter of 2009, average daily net ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMB) Williams Companies to Expand Transco Pipeline</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/10/wmb-williams-companies-to-expand-transco-pipeline/14849</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) said on Wednesday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permitted it to extend its interstate Transco pipeline by 308.5 thousand dekatherms per day (Mdt/d) that will help the natural gas producer to reach southeastern US markets. The Transco natural gas pipeline is a 10,500-mile pipeline system that carries natural gas to markets all over the northeastern and southeastern U.S. The current expansion is expected to boost the total system capacity to almost 8.5 billion cubic feet per day. Known as the 85 North expansion project, the new service would be implemented in two phases. The first phase would increase capacity by 90 Mdt/d by summer 2010, while the second phase would raise capacity by 218.5 Mdt/d by summer 2011. Phase I construction is slated to ]]></description>
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