石油设备网讯 据普氏能源资讯2019年4月10日休斯顿报道，美国威廉姆斯公司日前以4.846亿美元的价格把其位于怀俄明州波德河盆地的一个天然气集输系统的50%股份出售给了合作伙伴克雷斯特伍德公司（Crestwood）。9个月前，两家公司表示，计划共同大幅扩大在该地区的业务，以满足他们所说的服务不足地区的需求。
这笔周三宣布的交易反映出威廉姆斯公司正努力精简投资组合，把更多精力放在管道业务上。管道业务的固定费用较为稳定，对大宗商品价格波动的风险敞口较小，而克雷斯特伍德公司把波德河盆地集输和处理视为一个核心资产，并正在寻求规模来提升其市场地位。
即使威廉姆斯公司进行了全面改革，这笔交易也标志着一个逆转。2018年7月，威廉姆斯公司和克雷斯特伍德公司表示，他们计划增加与Jackalope天然气集输系统相关的业务，包括到2019年底分阶段将把天然气日处理能力提高到3.45 亿立方英尺。这个计划还要求在康弗斯郡的Bucking Horse天然气加工厂建立第二个加工厂。那里的业务还提供压缩服务。
李峻 编译自 普氏能源资讯
原文如下：
Williams sheds Powder River Basin gas gathering assets in sale to partner Crestwood
Williams sold its 50% stake in a natural gas system in Wyoming's Powder River Basin to partner Crestwood for $484.6 million, nine months after the two companies said they planned to significantly expand the operations there together to meet demand in what they described as an underserved region.
The sale, announced Wednesday, reflects Williams' efforts to streamline its portfolio to focus more on its pipeline operations, which come with stable fixed fees and less exposure to volatile commodity prices. Crestwood Equity Partners sees PRB gathering and processing as core assets, and is looking for scale to enhance its market position.
Even with Williams' overhaul, the deal marks a reversal. In July 2018, it and Crestwood said they planned to boost operations tied to their Jackalope Gas Gathering System, including increasing processing capacity in phases to 345 MMcf/d by the end of 2019. Plans also called for building a second plant on the Bucking Horse gas processing plant footprint in Converse County. The operations there also provide compression services.
