Williams Shale Gas Line Delayed on Environmental Permits
- Company sees Constitution Pipeline operating in 2017
- Conduit would add shipping capacity from Marcellus Shale
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The opening of Williams Partners LP’s proposed $925-million Constitution natural gas pipeline will be delayed to the second half of 2017 as the developer awaits a permit to clear trees in New York and other environmental approvals.
The in-service date has been pushed back from the fourth quarter of 2016, Williams said in a statement Thursday. Once the permits are granted, the Oklahoma City-based company anticipates the start of construction in the summer. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Williams Cos., which controls and holds a majority stake in Williams Partners, dropped as much as 17 percent in intraday trading.