Midstream giant Williams reported a jump in earnings and, during accompanying investor presentations, touted an expected spike in natural gas demand through this decade and into the next even if new political or regulatory roadblocks emerge. “Under any scenario, a lot of growth is coming on the demand side,” CEO Alan Armstrong said during an…
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AltaGas Greenlights Montney Shale Natural Gas Processing Expansion
Calgary-based AltaGas Ltd. has sanctioned the Pipestone Natural Gas Processing Plant Phase II expansion project in the Alberta Montney Shale region. Construction is set to begin this year on the expansion, which is fully permitted. The project would provide an additional 100 MMcf/d of sour deep-cut natural gas processing capacity and an additional 20,000 b/d…
Williams Looking to Expand MountainWest Overthrust Natural Gas Capacity
Williams has asked FERC to authorize an expansion of its MountainWest Overthrust Pipeline LLC system to natural gas customers in the West. The midstream giant said it wants to add 325,000 Dth/d of westbound firm capacity to its Overthrust system by early December 2025. Supply would be delivered to southwestern Wyoming, according to an application…
Targa Advancing Permian Projects, Betting on Continued Growth Despite Dip in Delaware Volumes
In the face of operational issues across its gathering and processing systems in the third quarter, Targa Resources Corp. is progressing projects in the Permian Basin to meet the infrastructure needs of producers anticipating strengthening export demand. Operations commenced at Houston-based Targa’s Greenwood plant in the Permian’s Midland sub-basin ahead of schedule in October and…
Clearfork Midstream Completes 65% Natural Gas Capacity Increase in Haynesville
Clearfork Midstream LLC said Tuesday it culminated a series of expansions across its Holly System in North Louisiana, boosting its gathering and processing (G&P) volumes there above 1.0 Bcf/d as the company responds to strong demand from natural gas producers in the Haynesville Shale. “These significant system upgrades extend” Clearfork “into new areas throughout the…
Enterprise Adds More Natural Gas Capacity in Permian with Ramp Up at 300 MMcf/d Plant
Enterprise Product Partners LP has begun service at its Poseidon cryogenic natural gas processing plant in Glasscock County in West Texas. The company’s sixth plant in the Midland sub-basin has a nameplate capacity of 300 MMcf/d and can extract more than 40,000 b/d of natural gas liquids (NGL). Enterprise now is able to process 1.3…
With Eye on Natural Gas Growth, Pinnacle Adding Second Permian Midland Processing Plant
Two years after sanctioning the first natural gas processing plant at the Dos Picos facility in Midland County, TX, Pinnacle Midstream II LLC said Tuesday it is doubling capacity with a second plant. Backed in part by anchor customer Pioneer Natural Resources Co., the 220 MMcf/d facility in West Texas could begin operations by the…
Business Booming for Natural Gas G&P in Oily Onshore Basins, Says Crestwood CEO
It’s a good time to be in the natural gas gathering and processing (G&P) business, particularly in oil-weighted basins such as the Permian, Powder River and Williston, according to Crestwood Equity Partners LP CEO Robert Phillips. Phillips hosted a conference call on Tuesday to discuss first quarter results. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions…
Amid Robust Natural Gas Demand, Targa Further Ramps Up Permian Expansion
Targa Resources Corp. plans to build a 275 MMcf/d natural gas processing plant in the Permian Basin, adding to a spate of projects in the prolific region aimed at meeting mounting demand — both domestically and globally. The Houston-based company is eyeing additional future projects in West Texas as well, executives said during the second…
Targa Strikes $3.5B Deal to Buy Lucid, Expand Permian Delaware Footprint
Houston-based Targa Resources Corp. has clinched an agreement to buy Lucid Energy Group’s Permian Basin Delaware natural gas processing business, which would add 1,050 miles of pipeline and 1.4 Bcf/d of capacity.The all-cash deal for Lucid Energy Delaware LLC, valued at $3.55 billion, was reached with sponsors Riverstone Holdings LLC and Goldman Sachs Asset Management.…