Houston-based Kinder Morgan said Jan. 18 that land acquisition and procurement of materials and construction contractors continue as planned for expansion of Permian Highway natural gas pipeline. Target in-service date is Nov. 1 for the pipeline that will increase natural gas delivery from Permian Basin to Gulf Coast. The project will expand Permian Highway’s capacity by about 550 million cubic feet per day to more than 2.5 bcfd. Permian Highway is operated by Kinder Morgan and jointly owned by KMI, Kinetik Holdings and ExxonMobil.