Business Description

Williams is an energy company committed to being the leader in providing infrastructure that safely delivers natural gas products to reliably fuel the clean energy economy. Williams has operations in 11 supply areas that provide natural gas gathering and processing (G&P), transmission and storage services; NGL fractionation, transportation, and storage services; and marketing services to approximately 800 customers. Williams owns an interest in and operates over 32,000 miles of pipelines in 24 states and in the Gulf of America, 35 natural gas processing facilities, 9 NGL fractionation facilities, approximately 23 million barrels of NGL storage capacity, and 423 Bcf of natural gas storage capacity, and delivers natural gas that is used every day for clean-power generation, heating, and industrial use. Williams was founded in 1908, originally incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada in 1949 and reincorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware in 1987. Its common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WMB.” Its operations are located in the United States. Williams’ headquarters are located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with other major offices in Houston, Texas; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Salt Lake City, Utah. Transco owns and operates an approximately 9,600-mile natural gas pipeline system extending from Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf of America through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the New York City metropolitan area. The system serves customers in Texas and the 12 southeast and Atlantic seaboard states mentioned above, including major metropolitan areas in Georgia, Washington D.C., Maryland, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Transco’s principal business is the interstate transportation of natural gas, which is regulated by the FERC. NWP owns and operates an approximately 3,900-mile natural gas pipeline system, extending from the San Juan basin in northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Colorado through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington to a point on the Canadian border near Sumas, Washington. The system serves customers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, California, and Arizona, either directly or indirectly through interconnections with other pipelines. NWP’s principal business is the interstate transportation of natural gas, which is regulated by FERC. 4 Service Assets, Customers, and Contracts Key variables for Williams’ businesses will continue to be: • Obstacles to Williams’ construction and expansion efforts, including delays or denials of necessary permits and opposition to hydrocarbon-based energy development; • Producer drilling activities impacting natural gas supplies supporting Williams’ gathering and processing volumes; • Retaining and attracting customers by continuing to provide reliable services; • Revenue growth associated with additional infrastructure either completed or currently under construction; • Prices impacting Williams’ commodity-based activities; • Disciplined growth in Williams’ service areas. 5 Natural Gas Gathering and Processing Assets Williams’ gathering, treating, and processing operations are presented within the Transmission, Power & Gulf; Northeast G&P; and West reporting segments, as described under the heading “Business Segments.” Williams’ gathering systems receive natural gas from producers’ crude oil and natural gas wells and gather these volumes to gas processing, treating, or redelivery facilities. Typically, natural gas, in its raw form, is not acceptable for transportation in major interstate natural gas pipelines or for commercial use as a fuel. Williams’ treating facilities remove water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other contaminants, and collect condensate. Williams is generally paid a fee based on the volume of natural gas gathered and/or treated, generally measured in the Btu heating value. In addition, natural gas contains various amounts of NGLs, which generally have a higher value when separated from the natural gas stream. Williams’ processing plants extract the NGLs, which include ethane, primarily used in the petrochemical industry; propane, used for heating, fuel, and also in the petrochemical industry; and, normal butane, isobutane, and natural gasoline, primarily used by the refining industry.…