Williams Energy Ventures, Inc., a unit of  The  Williams  Cos.  Inc.
(NYSE:  WMB), announced that it will join with a unit of Westcoast Energy Inc.  
to develop a computerized system that will streamline cash-market  trading  of  
natural gas in North America. The PC-accessed trading system -- to be known as  
"Streamline" in U.S. markets -- will improve the efficiency of the cash market  
for  natural  gas,  said  Bob  Purgason,  director of information services for  
Williams Energy Ventures. "Streamline is designed to increase the  reliability  
and  efficiency  of  cash-market  natural  gas  trades  through  a  system  of  
contractual guarantees for delivery and financial performance," Purgason said.  
"Streamline will bring virtually real-time price discovery and coverage in the  
United States and Canada to a market that now  is  driven  by  the  number  of  
telephone calls individual traders can make to shop a deal."                    
                                                                                
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