Kinder Morgan Inc. is prepared to invest more in the near term as it aims to grow its market share of natural gas deliveries to U.S. LNG export facilities.

During a Wednesday call with investors, CEO Steven Kean said Kinder has around 7 Bcf/d currently contracted on its pipelines to serve liquefied natural gas export demand. That represents about 50% of the total feed gas being delivered to U.S. terminals.

The Houston-based midstream company has another 2.6 Bcf/d of “highly likely” contracts for LNG export projects that have reached a positive final investment decision (FID) but are not yet built, or that are expected to reach FID in the near future.

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