en.Wedoany.com Reported - Multiple natural gas pipeline projects in the United States are advancing to expand takeaway capacity from the Permian Basin in Texas, alleviate transportation bottlenecks at the Waha Hub, and supply downstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals, as well as residential, power, and industrial users.

The largest pipeline projects currently under construction and expected to be operational by the end of this year include: the Rio Bravo Pipeline project, spanning 138 miles with a daily capacity of 4.5 billion cubic feet, which will transport feed gas from Texas to NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG export terminal, currently under construction and slated to begin operations in the second half of this year. The Blackcomb Pipeline, stretching 365 miles with a daily capacity of 2.5 billion cubic feet, is under construction and expected to enter service in the third quarter of 2026, delivering Permian supply from the Waha Hub to the Agua Dulce hub, further alleviating the Waha bottleneck. The Hugh Brinson Pipeline project, with a total daily capacity of 2.2 billion cubic feet, aims to increase takeaway capacity from the Permian Basin. The developer expects Phase I of the project to begin gas flow in the fourth quarter of 2026, with Phase II commencing operations in the first quarter of 2027.

In Louisiana, the Port Arthur Pipeline Louisiana Connector is expected to become operational in the second half of 2026, with a daily capacity of 2 billion cubic feet. By the end of 2027, the Pelican Pipeline is anticipated to come online in Louisiana, bringing total new capacity additions to 8.4 billion cubic feet per day.

Virginia ranks third in new capacity additions over the next two years, with an expected 1.6 billion cubic feet per day of capacity to be added in 2027 through Williams' Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, an expansion of its existing Transcontinental Pipeline from Virginia to Alabama.

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