ALLETTE, Williams, Occidental: Your Daily Energy News

News highlights gathered by Industrial Info and IIR Energy (Sugar Land, Texas) dealing with the energy markets.

POWER
ALLETTE Purchases Oklahoma Windfarm - ALLETE (NYSE:ALE) announced it has acquired the Diamond Spring wind project in Oklahoma from Apex Clean Energy and will build, own, operate and sell wind power from the site to two large Fortune 500 companies under 15-year power sales agreements. Diamond Spring will be the first ALLETE Clean Energy wind site to have contracts with corporate customers. (Project 300240180) (Business Wire)

PIPELINES
Williams Receives FERC Certificate Authorizing Transco Expansion Project - Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) reported that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing the Northeast Supply Enhancement project, an expansion of the existing Transco natural gas pipeline designed to serve New York markets in time for the 2020-21 winter heating season. (Projects 300293849, 300293883, 300293864) (Business Wire)

CORPORATE
TransCanada Changes Name - Pipeline company TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP) said on Friday it has changed its name to TC Energy to reflect the expansion of its business beyond Canada to the United States and Mexico. (Reuters)

Occidental Tweaks Anadarko Bid - Occidental Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:OXY) increased the cash component of its $38 billion bid to acquire Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) on Sunday and removed a requirement for any deal to receive the approval of Occidental's shareholders. (Reuters)

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