Williams, an energy infrastructure company that provides transport, storage, and delivery solutions, completed the acquisition of a portfolio of natural gas storage assets from Hartree Partners, a global merchant commodities firm, for $1.95bn. “Demand for natural gas has greatly outpaced natural gas storage capacity since 2010, demonstrating the intrinsic value this well-connected and strategically located Gulf Coast storage portfolio brings to our transportation network as we serve growing demand driven by LNG exports and power generation,” Alan Armstrong, Williams President and CEO.