The 2 Bcf/d Permian Highway Project (PHP), designed to move West Texas supply to the Texas coast, remains on schedule for completion in early 2021, according to Kinder Morgan Inc.

Permian Highway infrastructure

In an opinion piece published last week in the Houston Chronicle, CEO Steven Kean said management had determined the “best option” for the 42-inch diameter, 430-mile system would be a two-mile reroute around the Blanco River.

In July, management indicated a reroute was underway. At that time, the system was about 80% mechanically complete, with mainline compression 97% complete.

Facing pushback from landowners and city/county authorities in the iconic region better known as the Hill Country, measures have been taken to avoid impacting U.S. waterways and to reduce the number of crossings....