North American pipeline giant Kinder Morgan Inc. will place in service the Gulf Coast Express Pipeline LLC project on Sept. 25, a move that should help ease gas takeaway constraints in the Permian Basin.
Backed by long-term contracts, the Gulf Coast Express pipeline will carry about 2 Bcf/d of natural gas from the Waha Hub area in West Texas to Agua Dulce Hub near the Gulf Coast, according to a Sept. 24 news release.
"We are pleased to place GCX in service safely and ahead of schedule for our customers," Sital Mody, president of Kinder Morgan Natural Gas Midstream, said in the release. "We had over 3,000 contractors deployed at times and more than six million contractor hours worked — all without a major safety incident during the construction phases of the project."
Kinder Morgan unit Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline Inc., which operates Gulf Coast Express, holds a 34% stake in the pipeline. Altus Midstream Co., DCP Midstream LP and a Targa Resources Corp. affiliate own the remaining interest in the project.
Kinder Morgan is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, owning interests in or operating about 84,000 miles of pipelines and 157 terminals.
