Q & A with President and CEO
Alan Armstrong
to ensure we are exceeding your expectations and helping you achieve your business goals .
What are the prospects for increasing takeaway capacity for producer customers , especially in the Northeast ?
Under our capital plan , prospects are very good . Transco is not only the nation ’ s largest natural gas pipeline , it ’ s also the nation ’ s fastest growing interstate natural gas pipeline system . From a demand standpoint , a tremendous amount of the increased capacity on our system coming from these major projects serves the growing power generation load , as well as the conversions from fuel oil to natural gas in markets like New York City . At 1.7 Bcf per day capacity , Atlantic Sunrise is the biggest expansion ever on Transco , but there are several others as well . In fact , we ’ re on schedule to double our capacity on Transco in the decade between 2008 and 2018 , reaching over 16 Bcf a day . And we have several more projects under development beyond that .
Alan Armstrong , President & CEO of Williams
2016 was an eventful year for Williams . What can customers expect in 2017 ?
You can expect to see us doubling down on our proven natural gas-focused strategy , which has positioned us well to serve our customers by connecting the most prolific supplies to the fastest growing markets . And most of all , you can expect to see us continually enhancing our ability to execute on projects
What is the greatest challenge facing the company now ?
Without question , one of the top issues we ’ re dealing with is making sure we ’ re engaging a broad range of stakeholders as we work to get projects permitted . We have to acknowledge that opposition to energy infrastructure projects is intense , and that it ’ s important to find ways to satisfy people ’ s concerns in a way that ’ s positive for everybody . We ’ re taking things on a little differently than a lot of companies are today , and our
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