The Covid-19 pandemic may have dampened energy demand and dented production activity in 2020, but it hasn’t deterred midstream infrastructure buildout in the natural gas industry, an analysis from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.

Roughly 5 Bcf/d of natural gas pipeline capacity has entered service so far in 2020, with the new capacity located primarily in the Rockies, the Midcontinent and in the Permian Basin, according to research published Monday by the EIA.

Natural gas pipeline projects that have entered service so far in 2020 include Tallgrass Energy LP’s Cheyenne Connector Pipeline and Cheyenne Hub Enhancement Project. The 70-mile, 36-inch diameter Cheyenne Connector, combined with the hub enhancement, adds 1.6 Bcf/d of capacity to allow increased...