{"id":3654,"date":"2026-06-29T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/u-s-pipeline-giant-eyes-5-5-billion-deal-to-expand-lng-reach\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:00:00","slug":"u-s-pipeline-giant-eyes-5-5-billion-deal-to-expand-lng-reach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikhailinvest.com\/ru\/u-s-pipeline-giant-eyes-5-5-billion-deal-to-expand-lng-reach\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Pipeline Giant Eyes $5.5 Billion Deal to Expand LNG Reach"},"content":{"rendered":"

U.S. natural gas pipeline giant Williams could be close to one of its biggest acquisitions ever as it is in late-stage talks to acquire gas pipeline operator Momentum Midstream in a deal estimated to be worth about $5.5 billion, sources with knowledge of the development have told \u0411\u043b\u0443\u043c\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0433<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tulsa-based Williams could announce within weeks the deal to buy Momentum Midstream from private equity firm EnCap Flatrock Midstream, according to Bloomberg\u2019s anonymous sources.<\/p>\n

The agreement is not a done deal yet, as no final decision on the transaction has been made. \u00a0<\/p>\n

EnCap Flatrock Midstream was created in 2008<\/a> by Flatrock Energy Advisors and EnCap Investments L.P. The private equity firm has several midstream assets in the energy sector, including Momentum Midstream.<\/p>\n

Momentum owns and operates<\/a> the only pure pipeline header system spanning the entirety of the Haynesville Shale, directly connecting what it describes as \u201cdecades’ worth of drilling inventory\u201d with multiple gas-fired power plants, city gates, and industrial and petrochemical facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Momentum Midstream\u2019s NG3 pipeline, 250 miles long and with a total capacity of 2.3 Bcf\/d, directly links the Haynesville to the epicenter of LNG demand in Gillis, Louisiana.<\/p>\n

In total, Momentum Midstream operates<\/a> about 4,000 miles of pipelines, with 6 Bcf\/d of system capacity, servicing 34 industrial end users, 26 power plants, 16 city gates, and 10 LNG facilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If Williams buys Momentum Midstream, the U.S. gas pipeline giant will gain additional exposure to the takeaway capacity of Haynesville shale to the booming U.S. LNG export terminals.<\/p>\n

Williams, whose operations span the deepwater U.S. Gulf, the Rockies, the Pacific Northwest, and the Eastern Seaboard, handles about one-third of the natural gas<\/a> in the United States that is used every day for residential use and for electricity generation.<\/p>\n

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