The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a request from Williams to begin construction on the St. James Supply natural gas expansion project, which would deliver additional gas supplies from the Transco pipeline to a new methanol manufacturing plant in St. James Parish, Louisiana. The project, which was approved by the FERC Jan. 18,  will deliver […]

As Williams celebrates 100 years in Tulsa, we look back on how John Williams, former CEO and nephew of the founders, changed the face of downtown. What started as Williams Brothers Company in 1918 over time evolved into the Williams Companies, with interests in energy, agricultural chemicals, fiber optic communications, mining and more. During his […]

05/25/2016

Williams Schedules June 27, 2016 Special Meeting for Stockholders to Vote on Pending Transaction The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) (“Williams”) today announced that, in connection with ETE’s pending acquisition of Williams, the registration statement on Form S-4 has been declared “effective” by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Williams also today announced that […]

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) recently reported that the U.S. has already met the Clean Power Plan’s (CPP) 2025 carbon emission reduction targets, thanks in large part to the increased utilization of cleaner-burning natural gas. In a recent edition of the journal Environmental Science & Technology, co-author and CMU professor Paul Fischbeck writes: “To be sure, while […]

AuditCommittee Compensation andManagement DevelopmentCommittee Environmental, Health,and Safety Committee Governance and Sustainability Committee Charter Charter Charter Charter Independent Directors Stephen W. Bergstrom x x Nancy K. Buese x x Stephen I. Chazen x x Charles I. Cogut x x Michael A. Creel x x Stacey H. Doré x x Vicki L. Fuller x x Peter A. […]

The Business Council for Sustainable Energy recently released the 2018 edition of the Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. Among the findings, natural gas and renewables combined to generate 50 percent of U.S. electricity in 2017, up from 31 percent in 2008. Natural gas retained its position as the No. 1 electricity generation producer in the U.S. […]

01/04/2019

TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Williams (NYSE: WMB) today announced that its Gulf Connector Project has been placed into full service, further connecting its Transco pipeline – the largest-volume interstate natural gas pipeline in the U.S. – with global liquefied natural gas (LNG) markets. The Gulf Connector Project expands the Transco pipeline’s delivery capacity by 475 million cubic […]

The cumulative contribution to US economic growth from the addition of more LNG plants will range from $716 billion to $1.267 trillion between 2013 and 2050 under three cases, an ICF Inc. study commissioned by LNG Allies recently projected. The updated ICF study summarizes the potential for significant economic benefits and job growth from the […]

What do you do when you have right at two hundred mouths to feed each day for lunch and need help preparing all those lunches? You turn to a highly-skilled team of experts. That is where Amber Smart, Kelli Mann, Katie Smith and Alicia Greninger come in. During the day these Williams employees take care […]

Williams employees in STEM roles have unique stories about how they got involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers. We’re featuring a few of them here with short Q&As. Dahlia Rainwater, E&C Project Manager, Tulsa How did you become interested in pursuing a STEM career? I “jobbed out” my junior and senior years of […]

According to a recent Bloomberg article, the U.S. is set to export a record number of cargoes of shale gas this month. Reporter Jim Polson notes that nine liquefied natural gas tankers have departed or are scheduled to leave Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass terminal in November, already the most for any month since exports began […]

12/05/2017

Williams Partners placed Virginia Southside II project into service on Dec. 1 Virginia Southside II joins Gulf Trace, Hillabee Phase 1, Dalton and New York Bay in being placed into service this year The “Big 5” increases Transco’s design capacity by nearly 25 percent FERC approves Gulf Connector Expansion project Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) […]