Higher commodity prices are driving double-digit natural gas volume growth in the Permian Basin for EnLink Midstream LLC, but the turnaround in Oklahoma production is “perhaps the most impressive,” according to management.

“The volume story out of Oklahoma continues to brighten as producers have responded to the improved pricing environment,” said EnLink COO Ben Lamb earlier this month during a call to discuss first quarter earnings.

Average natural gas gathering volumes for 1Q2022 were 7% higher year/year, according to EnLink. Natural gas processing volumes were 8% higher when compared with the first quarter of 2021.

Lamb cautioned that because of the timing of wells coming online, EnLink management expects a modest decrease in volumes in the second quarter. “That...