Williams Companies is in talks to acquire Momentum Midstream in a $5.5 billion deal

```htmlGolden Ten Data June 29｜According to media reports citing insiders, US pipeline operator Williams Companies is in advanced talks to acquire rival natural gas pipeline operator Momentum Midstream for about $5.5 billion. The company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma is finalizing the details of a deal to acquire Momentum from private equity firm EnCap Flatrock Midstream, with sources adding that the transaction could be announced in about a week. This deal would provide Williams Companies with additional transportation capacity, enabling them to deliver Haynesville shale gas to export terminals along the US Gulf Coast. The report also noted that a final decision has not yet been made, and EnCap may still decide to keep the company.```