Matterhorn Express reaches FID, pipeline will add Permian takeaway capacity

WhiteWater, EnLink Midstream LLC, Devon Energy Corp., and MPLX LP reached a final investment decision on construction of the Matterhorn Express Pipeline after having secured sufficient firm transportation agreements with shippers, the companies said in a joint statement May 19.

The pipeline, expected to be in service in third-quarter 2024 pending regulatory and other approvals, has been designed to transport up to 2.5 bcfd of natural gas through about 490 miles of 42-in. pipeline from Waha, Tex., to the Katy area near Houston, Tex.

Supply will be sourced from multiple upstream connections in the Permian basin, including direct connections to processing infrastructure in the Midland basin through a 75-mile lateral, as well as a direct connection to the 3.2 bcfd Agua Blanca pipeline, a joint venture of WhiteWater and MPLX.