Acadian pipeline system expansion adds Haynesville ‘takeaway capacity’

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A newly completed extension of the Acadian natural gas pipeline system will add 400 MMcf/d of capacity from the Haynesville shale to Louisiana LNG export terminals and industrial customers, easing southbound takeaway constraints and potentially weighing on U.S. Gulf Coast prices, reports S&P Global.

Developer Enterprise Products Partners say it has completed the extension, which increases the overall capacity of the Acadian system to about 2.5 Bcf/d. The added 400 Mcf/d of southern capacity introduces a needed outlet toward premium demand markets in southern Louisiana and is likely to fill quickly. Read the entire story.