Williams delays return of Louisiana pipeline after fatal blast

• Williams Cos. (WMB, WPZ) delays the return to service date for its Southeast Louisiana Lateral pipeline after an explosion and fire killed three workers yesterday.
• WMB says the line already had been shut for planned maintenance and was expected to return to service on Oct. 12 before the blast; the return to service date is now unknown.
• Before the maintenance outage, which shut the entire pipeline, ~190M cf/day of gas flowed through the line.