Tulsa’s Williams Cos. CEO Alan Armstrong talked this week about the “very large lawsuit” the company brought against Energy Transfer in a fight over pipeline crossings in a Louisiana project.
Armstrong, in an interview with Argus, explained how the suit was necessary because of a legal spat between the companies delayed construction of a Williams’ Louisiana pipeline.
Argus quoted Armstrong as saying Energy Transfer was the only company in “pipeline history” to ignore industry norms when it comes to pipeline crossings—-a move he said was intended to block projects of competitors. He also hopes the Williams lawsuit will reverse the “very bad precedent” set by Energy Transfer.
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ET) is the only company in “pipeline history” to have defied industry norms over pipeline crossings in a bid to block competitors’ projects, Armstrong told Argus, and he hopes the lawsuit would “stop the industry from spiraling into that kind of behavior.”
Energy Transfer (ET) tried to block Williams (WMB) and other pipeline companies from building new gas pipelines across its own Tiger pipeline in Louisiana’s Haynesville shale, arguing that projects by Williams and others proposed an excessive number of crossings under and over its own pipelines; opponents argued Energy Transfer was just attempting to control market share.
Beyond trying to block Williams (WMB) from crossing the Tiger pipeline, Energy Transfer (ET) also sought a federal review of Williams’ proposed 1.8B cf/day Louisiana Energy Gateway pipeline as an interstate transmission line, rather than a gathering line.
Energy Transfer (ET) lost cases to Williams (WMB) in lawsuits spanning parishes across Louisiana, but the litigation pushed back Louisiana Energy Gateway’s in-service date from late 2024 to H2 2025.
ET) is the only company in “pipeline history” to have defied industry norms over pipeline crossings in a bid to block competitors’ projects, Armstrong told Argus, and he hopes the lawsuit would “stop the industry from spiraling into that kind of behavior.”
Energy Transfer (ET) tried to block Williams (WMB) and other pipeline companies from building new gas pipelines across its own Tiger pipeline in Louisiana’s Haynesville shale, arguing that projects by Williams and others proposed an excessive number of crossings under and over its own pipelines; opponents argued Energy Transfer was just attempting to control market share.
Beyond trying to block Williams (WMB) from crossing the Tiger pipeline, Energy Transfer (ET) also sought a federal review of Williams’ proposed 1.8B cf/day Louisiana Energy Gateway pipeline as an interstate transmission line, rather than a gathering line.
Energy Transfer (ET) lost cases to Williams (WMB) in lawsuits spanning parishes across Louisiana, but the litigation pushed back Louisiana Energy Gateway’s in-service date from late 2024 to H2 2025.
