Williams拟收购Momentum并新增管道项目，Reuters转述同一已处理催化

Pipeline company Williams said on Monday it would buy Momentum Midstream, as it bets on growing ​demand from LNG export facilities, power generation and industrial users along ​the U.S. Gulf Coast.

The deal, which includes about $3.5 billion in ⁠cash and assumed debt and roughly $2 billion in Williams stock, will ​expand Williams' footprint in the Haynesville shale basin, a key supplier of natural ​gas to Gulf Coast LNG terminals.

U.S. pipeline companies are benefiting from booming oil and gas output in the Permian Basin and rising natural gas demand amid record LNG exports ​and higher electricity use from AI operations, cryptocurrency mining and data ​centers.

The deal will add more than 4,000 miles of pipelines, over 1 million dedicated acres ‌and ⁠gathering, processing and transportation assets with a combined capacity of about 6 billion cubic feet of gas per day, Williams said.

Williams also announced the $1.5-billion Delta Access pipeline, a 2.25-bcfd project slated for early 2029, and the 750-mmcfd Shelby ​Trough Connector that is ​expected to come ⁠online in mid-2028.

Shares of the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company rose about 2% in extended trading.

Total costs and expenses rose to $1.87 billion for ​the quarter ended June 30 from $1.84 billion a year ago. Quarterly interest expenses increased about 6% ​to $371 ⁠million from $350 million a year earlier.

Higher-for-longer interest rates raise borrowing costs for power companies, which usually need more capital for expenses such as maintaining and upgrading ⁠the ​electric grid.

The company's second-quarter adjusted profit of $0.50 per ​share missed analysts' average estimates of $0.51, according to data compiled by LSEG, hurt by higher ​operation and interest expenses.