U.S. Gas Demand Sets Up Largest Pipeline Expansion Since 2008
Rising LNG exports, data center power demand and Permian gas growth are driving the largest U.S. natural gas pipeline expansion since 2008, according to a new Morningstar DBRS analysis.
Rising LNG exports, data center power demand and Permian gas growth are driving the largest U.S. natural gas pipeline expansion since 2008, according to a new Morningstar DBRS analysis.
AltaGas has reached a positive final investment decision on the Phase II expansion of its Dimsdale gas storage facility in Alberta, advancing a 30-Bcf project backed by long-term contracts.
Texas Eastern has proposed the Line 31 Expansion Project in Mississippi, adding 125,000 Dth/d of natural gas capacity through new looping, a delivery lateral, and a compressor station, with service targeted for 2028.
Expansion work at the Gillis Treating Plant is set to lift gas processing capacity for Momentum Midstream’s NG3 project, strengthening Haynesville takeaway to Gulf Coast markets.
SOCAR has agreed to acquire an 870-MW natural gas-fired power plant in central Turkey from Gama Enerji for $225 million, expanding its downstream and gas-to-power footprint in a key transit market for Azeri oil and gas exports to Europe.
FERC has approved an amendment to the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project, clearing changes to the pipeline’s route and capacity as the proposed extension advances through a complex permitting process.
Energy Transfer has suspended development of its Lake Charles LNG export project as it reallocates capital toward major natural gas pipeline expansions, including an upsized Transwestern Desert Southwest project.
Algonquin Gas Transmission has proposed targeted upgrades to its existing pipeline system in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, aiming to ease Northeast capacity constraints and improve peak-day gas reliability without adding new compressor stations.
FERC has launched its environmental review of Gulf South’s 111-mile Kosciusko Junction Pipeline in Mississippi, marking a major step forward for the 1.2-billion-cubic-feet-per-day project approved by Boardwalk Pipelines last year.
A new MEI–Ipsos poll shows 75% of Canadians support building new oil and gas pipelines to Eastern Canada and British Columbia, while 71% say project approval processes are too slow, highlighting growing public backing for energy infrastructure development.
Strathcona Resources plans to double oil production to 300,000 bpd by 2035, expanding its footprint across Western Canada and potentially driving new pipeline demand.
Great Basin Gas Transmission closed its second open season for the $1.7 billion 2028 Expansion Project in Northern Nevada, securing nearly 800 million cubic feet per day in capacity requests as demand for natural gas infrastructure continues to rise.
Chevron and its partners have approved a $2 billion investment for the Gorgon Stage 3 project offshore Western Australia, linking new gas fields to the Barrow Island LNG complex to sustain long-term exports and domestic supply.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has granted Sempra a five-year extension to complete construction of the Cameron LNG expansion in Louisiana. The decision gives the project until 2033 to finish work, supporting continued U.S. LNG export growth following renewed permitting momentum.
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