Commercial service has begun on the 1 Bcf/d Gillis Lateral, expanding the Acadian Haynesville Extension system in Louisiana, which would serve industrial markets and the burgeoning natural gas export market on the Gulf Coast, Enterprise Products Partners LP said Wednesday.

The 80-mile lateral originates near Alexandria on the Acadian system and extends to third-party pipeline interconnects near Gillis, “including multiple pipelines” that serve liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities, the Houston-based midstream giant said. 

“By leveraging the flexibility of our Acadian system, Enterprise is providing natural gas producers in the growing Haynesville Shale, one of the most lucrative natural gas plays in the U.S., with access to the higher valued global LNG market,”...