Kinder Morgan

Construction on Kinder Morgan Inc.’s 2 Bcf/d Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) is to continue after a Texas court found no evidence that the project should be halted for not following federal requirements.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) expects shale and tight natural gas production growth, combined with rising demand for exports, to underpin expansions of its North America gas pipeline network over the coming years, CEO Steven Kean said last week.

Phillips 66 Partners and Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) are teaming up to offer a new route for transporting crude oil out of the Permian Basin to markets along the Gulf Coast, the companies announced Monday.

The 2 Bcf/d Permian Highway (PHP) Pipeline Project, designed to move natural gas south across Texas via a 42-inch diameter pipeline, was given the all-clear sign late Wednesday by Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline LLC (KMTP) and EagleClaw Midstream Ventures LLC.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) management said late Wednesday it would pump $2.4 billion into growth projects this year, up $200 million from the previous forecast, as it lays the groundwork to debottleneck the juggernaut that is the Permian Basin, where oil and associated natural gas production is booming.

Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. (KML) remains invested in British Columbia (BC) and Alberta, but the path forward for the company’s Trans Mountain Expansion Project is still unclear, CEO Steven Kean said Wednesday.

The British Columbia’s (BC) left-leaning, avowedly green government Tuesday unveiled its weapon — more official study — for blocking an expansion of Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd.’s (KML) Pacific coast export pipeline expansion for the Alberta oilsands.

Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) is in advanced talks with shippers for its Gulf Coast Express (GCX) expansion targeting associated gas from the Permian Basin, and the Houston-based midstreamer could make a final investment decision on the project during the fourth quarter, management said Wednesday.

Demand pull from exports to Mexico and from liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals on the Gulf Coast has bolstered Kinder Morgan Inc.’s (KMI) outlook for its natural gas transportation business, as volumes rose during the second quarter. Expansions targeting Permian Basin output also are on the horizon.