July 24 (Reuters) - Canada's TC Energy (TRP.TO), best known for its Keystone oil pipeline, will divest a 40% interest in its Columbia Gas Transmission and Columbia Gulf Transmission pipelines for C$5.2 billion ($3.95 billion) to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
TC was on course to deliver on its target to divest C$5 billion of assets by the end of the year, CEO François Poirier said in April.
Columbia Gas and Columbia Gulf will be held in a new joint venture partnership and TC will remain the operator under the deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter.
The pipelines span more than 15,000 miles and deliver a substantial portion of daily U.S. natural gas demand, including about 20% of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export supply, according to TC Energy.
($1 = 1.3180 Canadian dollars)Reporting by Arshreet Singh; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Sriraj KalluvilaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
François Poirier, TotalEnergies, Arshreet Singh, Shounak Dasgupta, Sriraj
Organizations:
Canada's TC Energy, Keystone, Columbia, Transmission, Global Infrastructure Partners, TC, Columbia Gas, GIP, TC Energy, Thomson
Locations:
The Calgary , Alberta, British Columbia, U.S, Rio Grande