Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPD) is the latest midstream company to strike a deal that will expand its natural gas gathering and processing footprint in the Permian.
Enterprise will acquire Pinon Midstream in a $950 million deal expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024. The acquisition will grow Enterprise’s natural gas processing footprint and accelerate its entry into the Delaware Basin by at least three or four years, according to a statement from the firm
Pinon Midstream provides natural gas gathering and treating services in the eastern flank of the Delaware Basin in New Mexico and Texas.
The midstream player’s assets include roughly 50 miles of natural gas gathering and redelivery pipelines and five three-stage compressor stations. Additionally, the company has an impressive sour natural gas treating system. This is supported by fee-based contracts with long-term acreage dedications, including minimum volume commitments.
Midstream Companies Expand via M&A Activity
Other midstream names that have made acquisitions to grow their natural gas gathering and processing capabilities in the Permian include Energy Transfer (ET) and Kinetik (KNTK).
Energy Transfer completed the acquisition of WTG Midstream in July. This grew its reach in the Midland Basin, where the firm previously had little exposure on the natural gas side.
The acquisition provides Energy Transfer with increased access to growing supplies of natural gas and NGL volumes. It also enhances its Permian operations and downstream businesses. Additionally, the 200 MMcf/d Red Lake 3 processing plant was placed into service after the transaction closed.
Finally, Kinetik acquired Durango Permian in May. The acquisition expanded Kinetik’s operations in Eddy and Lea Counties, New Mexico, the most active counties in the Permian Basin.
The Durango acquisition increased Kinetik’s processing capacity by 420 MMcf/d, doubled gathering pipeline mileage, and added over 60 new customers.
Enterprise and Energy Transfer are holdings in the Alerian MLP ETF (AMLP ) and the Alerian Energy Infrastructure ETF (ENFR ).
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