Houston-based Western Midstream Partners said last month it sanctioned a new cryogenic processing unit (300 million cfd capacity) at its Mentone plant in Delaware Basin (Mentone Train III). Estimated in-service date is 2023Q4. Craig Collins, senior vice president and COO, said, “We continue to attract incremental volumes from Occidental and third parties due to our superior position in the Delaware Basin, improved cost structure and commitment to customer service… Securing these long-term, firm processing agreements underpins our decision to sanction an additional gas-processing train in the Delaware Basin.”
Western said it recently executed long-term agreements in Delaware Basin with Occidental Petroleum to provide up to 250 million cfd of additional capacity of gas processing and with Conoco/Phillips to provide up to 150 million cfd of capacity to service dedicated volumes.