U.S. Energy Information Administration said 66 percent of 44.9 billion cubic feet per day of new pipeline capacity coming online in 2026 and 2027 originates in Texas. In its natural gas pipeline projects report May 26, EIA said 29.7 Bcfd of the capacity additions originate in Texas. EIA said 31.6 Bcfd or about 70 percent of this new capacity is already under construction.
EIA added, “The projects in Texas will provide additional takeaway capacity out of the Permian Basin and debottleneck the Waha hub, supplying natural gas to LNG export terminals as well as residential, power and industrial users.”
The largest of the Texas projects under construction include Rio Bravo, a 138-mile pipeline with capacity of 4.5 Bcfd that will deliver feedgas to NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export terminal; Blackcomb, a 365-mile pipeline with capacity of 2.5 Bcfd to deliver Permian supply from Waha to Agua Dulce; and Hugh Brinson, a project of 2.2 Bcfd for Permian takeaway.
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