The new 27.4-mile pipeline and related facilities, known as the Colorado Hub Connection, will connect the Meeker/White River hub, a regional production area hub, with Northwest's existing mainline system south of
"The Colorado Hub is a strategic project that will allow Northwest to connect the Piceance Basin supplies with markets in the western U.S. and to subscribe existing mainline capacity on a long-term basis," said
Williams anticipates starting construction on the project in
In
Williams Pipeline Partners L.P. (NYSE: WMZ) owns a 35-percent interest in Northwest Pipeline GP.
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