Williams Partners' Springville Pipeline Starts Up, Connects 300 MMcf/d of Marcellus Natural Gas to Northeast

Williams Partners L.P. WPZ today announced another significant milestone in building large-scale infrastructure in the Marcellus Shale with the start up of its Springville natural gas gathering pipeline. The Springville pipeline connects Williams Partners' growing gathering system in northeast Pennsylvania with its Transco interstate gas pipeline, initially moving 300 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of natural gas to the valuable Northeast markets. The project is a key component of the partnership's strategy to provide Marcellus producers with reliable large-scale infrastructure and connect them to key markets.