Houston Chronicle by Sergio Chapa July 17, 2019
Houston pipeline operator Kinder Morgan said it will route its newest natural gas pipeline project from West Texas to East Texas, where it will support the burgeoning liquefied natural gas industry expanding along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts.
In a call with investors, Kinder Morgan CEO Steven Kean said the exact route for the proposed Permian Pass Pipeline is still being researched, but it will begin in the Permian Basin and move 2 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day LNG to export terminals along the Sabine River.
The Houston LNG company Cheniere Energy owns and operates an export terminal on the Louisiana side of the Sabine River. The San Diego utility Sempra Energy is building an export terminal in nearby Port Arthur while a joint venture between Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum is redeveloping an import terminal on the Texas side of the Sabine River into an export terminal.
“The supply growth out of the Permian Basin and the expected demand growth primarily as a function of demand from the LNG industry is still very robust and should translate itself into a firm, long-term commitment,†Kean said.
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