Haynesville Awaiting More Capacity to Avoid Natural Gas Takeaway Constraints

The natural gas industry has shown renewed affection for the natural gas-rich Haynesville Shale, but darker times may lie ahead unless proposed takeaway projects move forward, according to an analysis by Wells Fargo Securities.

The analyst team, led by managing director Michael Blum, outlined two scenarios under which additional infrastructure would be needed in the Haynesville, which straddles northwestern Louisiana and East Texas. 

The first scenario took into account projects already sanctioned. These include:

• Energy Transfer LP’s 1.65 Bcf/d Gulf Run Pipeline, scheduled for in-service by the end of this year
• Enterprise Products Partners LP’s 400 MMcf/d Acadian Expansion II, targeted for 2Q2023; and
• DT Midstream Inc.’s 300 MMcf/d Louisiana Energy Access Project (LEAP)...