Findlay, Ohio-based MPLX said recently its capital spending for 2026 is expected to be about $2.7 billion, including an expansion of its Permian-to-Gulf Coast integrated value chain. The capex will be comprised of 90 percent focus on growth capital and 10 percent on maintenance capital. MPLX is progressing its long-haul pipeline growth to support expected increased producer activity and is investing in Permian and Marcellus processing capacity in response to producer demand.
Secretariat II is a 300 million cfd gas processing plant in the Permian Basin that will increase MPLX’s processing capacity to 1.7 billion cfd. It’s expected to be in service in second half of 2028.
Secretariat I, a 200 million cfd gas processing plant in Permian Basin, began commissioning in January. The plant increases MPLX’s gas processing capacity in the Permian Basin to 1.4 billion cfd.
Blackcomb, 2.5 billion cfd pipeline that connects Permian to Gulf Coast, is expected into service in 2026Q4. And Eiger Express, 3.7 billion cfd pipeline designed to transport gas from Permian to Katy, is expected to be in service in mid 2028.