Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) increased the capacity of its Permian Highway natural gas pipeline by 550 MMcfd effective Dec. 1, 2023, bringing total capacity to 2.65 bcfd. Permian Highway runs from the Waha hub in West Texas to Katy, Tex., west of Houston.
KMI owns interests in more than 7 bcfd of Permian takeaway capacity and expects to reach more than 9 bcfd by 2030. In addition to Permian Highway, these systems include Gulf Coast Express (2 bcfd to South Texas), El Paso Natural Gas (3 bcfd westbound), and Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America, which includes 375 MMcfd of northbound capacity.
WhiteWater Midstream LLC and MPLX LP at end-September completed a 500-MMcfd expansion of their Whistler pipeline out of the Permian, increasing capacity to 2.5 bcfd by installing three new compressor stations. Whistler runs from Waha to Agua Dulce, Tex.
The companies expect their 2.5-bcfd Matterhorn Express pipeline from Waha to Katy to enter service third-quarter 2024 (OGJ Online, May 19, 2022).