Gulf Connector pipeline placed into full service
The Gulf Connector Project, which connects to the 10,000-mile Transco pipeline, has been placed into full service.
The Transco Pipeline is the largest-volume interstate natural gas pipeline in the U.S. With the opening of the Gulf Connector Project, the Transco pipeline’s delivery capacity is expanded by 475 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d). The connector provides service to Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi liquefaction terminal and Freeport LNG Development, L.P.’s liquefaction project.
The Gulf Connector was developed by Williams, headquartered in Tulsa, Okla. This is Williams’ second project designed to serve Gulf Coast LNG terminals. In February 2017, Williams placed completed the Gulf Trace Project, providing 1.2 Bcf/d to Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass Liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
“Since 2017, Williams has now added more than two billion cubic feet per day of capacity to directly serve global LNG export facilities,” Alan Armstrong, president and chief executive officer of Williams, 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 U.S. economy while helping meet the world’s increasing demand for clean energy.”
Transco delivers natural gas to customers through its approximately 10,000-mile pipeline network which extends from South Texas to New York City. It reaches U.S. markets in 12 Southeast and Atlantic Seaboard states, including major metropolitan areas in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Natural gas demand to serve LNG export facilities along the Transco pipeline corridor is expected to grow by approximately 11 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) by 2025.
The first three trains of Cheniere Energy’s Corpus Christi terminal will have a liquefaction capacity of 13.5 million tons per annum.
