Williams grows gathering volumes, watching Appalachia producer plans

摘要

Williams CEO Alan Armstrong reassured analysts and investors thatthe pipeline company is keeping a close eye on falling Appalachiannatural gas prices and any potential effects on Northeast gatheringand processing operations.“We have been working hard to stay on top of the producerforecasts,” he said during a Thursday earnings conference call. “It’svery encouraging to see the kind of volume growth we continue togenerate in the Northeast and the West G&P businesses and, in fact,it’s the first time that I can recall that our fee-based business growthbeing able to overwhelm such a substantial decline in commodityprices.”