Kinder Morgan moves forward with $1.7 billion natural gas pipeline project in Katy, Texas

According to Chron: Houston News, Kinder Morgan will go forward with its $1.7 billion Trident Intrastate Pipeline. The 216-mile natural gas pipeline will be built in Katy, Texas, and bring 1.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas to the LNG and industrial corridor near Port Arthur, Texas once it's completed. The pipeline will be in service by the first quarter of 2027, pending receipt of required permits and approvals, according to an update from Kinder Morgan.

The expansion is part of the growing AI data center trend in Texas, which requires significant demand for the fuel to power its operations, CEO Kim Dang said in Kinder Morgan’s fourth-quarter earnings press release.

"These expectations are being realized," Dang said in Kinder Morgan’s fourth-quarter 2024 earnings press release. "Our commercial teams have secured contracts to underpin three large natural gas projects - South System Expansion 4, Mississippi Crossing and Trident, totaling approximately $5 billion (KM share) in project costs. These projects are all progressing and are expected to contribute to significant future growth once in service."

Kinder Morgan told Chron that the pipeline is already "underpinned by long-term contracts" and that it is "working directly with impacted landowners to address any concerns they may have about the project."

The new pipeline is part of a rush of announcements of similar infrastructure. Last month, Energy Transfer reached a final investment decision on the Hugh Brinson Pipeline which is slated to deliver 2.2 billion cubic feet a day of natural gas in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In addition, WhiteWater Midstream announced a 2.5 Bcf/d pipeline to connect the Permian Basin to a gas hub near Corpus Christi.

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