Matterhorn Express Gas Pipeline
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Matterhorn Express Gas Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline in Texas, United States.[1][2]
Location
The pipeline is proposed to run from Waha, Texas to Katy and Wharton, Texas, United States. The pipeline would transport gas from the Permian Basin southeast across Texas.
Project details
- Operator: WhiteWater Midstream[3]
- Owner: WhiteWater Midstream; ENLink Midstream; Devon Energy; MPLX[4]
- Parent company: WhiteWater Midstream; ENLink Midstream; Devon Energy; MPLX[4]
- Capacity: 2.5 billion cubic feet per day[4][5][6][3]
- Length: 580 miles / 933 km[6][5]
- Diameter: 42 inches[4][6][3]
- Status: Proposed[4]
- Start year: 2024[4][3]
- Cost:
- FID: FID reached (May 2022)[4][7]
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure:
Background
WhiteWater Midstream first applied to the Texas Railroad Commission for a permit to build the pipeline in February 2022.[4]
In May 2022, the project reached final investment decision (FID) with WhiteWater Midstream, EnLink Midstream, Devon Energy, and MPLX.[4]
The pipeline was slated to be placed into service by the third quarter of 2024, pending regulatory approvals.[4][7]
Opposition
In June 2022, Burnet County commissioner's court passed a resolution against the Matterhorn Express Pipeline. The resolution requested immediate action by the Texas Legislature to protect landowners and communities and listed three ways for the same.These included creating better regulatory process for pipeline routing, incorporating environmental and economic studies for all fossil pipelines and ensuring substantial governmental oversight. Precinct 2 Commissioner Damon Beierle said, "These pipelines can take a better route, but it's a longer route. It's not as direct, and it will cost more, but they can go further south where other pipelines are already there."[8]
Expansion Projects
Blackfin Pipeline
In February 2023, WhiteWater Midstream applied for a permit from Texas Railroad Commission for the Blackfin pipeline project that will connect Colorado County (Eagle Ford) to Hardin County Texas.[9] In March 2023, WhiteWater Midstream received the permit to build Blackfin, a 48-inch pipeline of 193 miles from Colorado County to Jasper north of Beaumont in southeast Texas. It’s expected to intersect with and be an extension of Matterhorn Express.[10] Construction of the pipeline is expected to being in the second quarter of 2024 and begin operations by third quarter 2025.[11]
- Operator: Matterhorn Express Pipeline
- Owner: WhiteWater Midstream; ENLink Midstream; Devon Energy; MPLX[4]
- Parent company: WhiteWater Midstream; ENLink Midstream; Devon Energy; MPLX[4]
- Capacity: 3.5 billion cubic feet per day[12]
- Length: 193 miles / 311 km[10][12]
- Diameter: 48 inch[10]
- Status: Proposed
- Start year: 2025[11]
- Cost:
- FID:
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Matterhorn Sanctioning May Signal Unleashing More Permian Natural Gas Supply". Natural Gas Intelligence. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Matterhorn Express reaches FID". Oil & Gas Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Natural Gas Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 "Matterhorn Express Pipeline Reaches Final Investment Decision". www.businesswire.com. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matterhorn Express Pipeline. "Matterhorn Express Pipeline". Matterhorn Express Pipeline. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Matterhorn Express Pipeline Project: Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan" (PDF). Whitewater Midstream. 07 October, 2022. Retrieved 07 September, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Pipeline projects announced to expand Permian natural gas capacity". Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ↑ Freeman, Suzanne (16 June, 2022). "Burnet County opposes Matterhorn pipeline, moves two polling places". Daily Trib. Retrieved 08 September, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "WhiteWater Midstream 185 Mile Blackfin Pipeline Approval". Oil Gas Leads. 14 March, 2023. Retrieved 08 September, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Blackfin pipeline by WhiteWater Midstream to help move Permian natural gas". PB Oil & Gas. 21 April, 2023. Retrieved 08 September, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Frequently Asked Questions". Blackfin Pipeline. Retrieved 08 September, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 12.0 12.1 Blackfin Pipeline. "Blackfin Pipeline". Blackfin Pipeline. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
