UPDATE 2-CPPIB, Williams to form $3.8 bln Marcellus-Utica shale gas venture
March 18, 2019 at 17:34 PM EDT
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is expanding its presence in the North American natural gas market through a $3.8 billion joint venture with U.S. energy firm Williams Cos Inc, which will hold pipeline assets in the Marcellus and Utica shale basins, the biggest gas-producing region in the United States.