This week, the Texas utility announced that it would pipe another 1.5 billion cubic feet of Permian Basin gas into the Port Arthur Industrial Corridor.
Regional utility Entergy Texas partners with Pipeline Giant Kinder Morgan and Golden Pass LNG with the $1.7 billion, 216-mile Trident internal pipeline to meet the burgeoning electricity demand in southeast Texas.
This and other similar projects introduce more carbon emissions into the atmosphere, even after the global barrels are past the target of warming. It opens the door to further increase in gas production in the Permian Basin. This is already at record highs, but is generally constrained by pipeline capacity, allowing further growth in the industrial sector of Port Arthur, one of the nation’s largest refinery and chemical plant complexes. Masu.
“We believe that our pipeline project within Trident is important to meet Texas’ rise, industry and LNG needs and we are excited to work with Entergy Texas and Golden Pass LNG. “A release distributed Tuesday night.
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According to the release, the pipeline is expected to start operation in early 2027. Natural gas is processed into plastics and chemicals in large plants and burns in furnaces to power industrial processes or exports as LNG.
It also fuels local power plants to meet the burgeoning electrical demand. Provides electricity to 500,000 customers in 12 counties, Entergy Texas estimates that it will need to increase its energy supply by 40% by 2028 to serve its growing customer base. This is in line with statewide forecasts that are driven by data centers and other large industrial consumers, confirming that over six years, Texas has doubled electrical demand.
“By ensuring a reliable and sustainable fuel supply, we are building a foundation for a stronger energy future,” said Eliecer Viamontes, CEO of Entergy Texas.
The pipeline within the Trident meets a pipeline from the Permian Basin at Transfer Hub, west of Houston, carrying shale gas to southeast Texas and Port Arthur.
This is one of several major gas pipeline projects in recent years paving the way for higher output from West Texas. The 580-mile Matterhorn Express pipeline began operating late last year, carrying 2.5 billion cubic feet of gas per day to its transfer hub west of Houston.
Natural gas production and combustion produces carbon emissions that warm the world’s climate. The gas mixture mainly contains methane, and in the short term it contains 80 times more greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide.
A 2024 study published in Nature identified widespread leakage of methane from natural gas infrastructure, including wells, storage tanks, pipelines and compressor stations. Natural gas also produces carbon dioxide when burned.
American production of natural gas has skyrocketed since the hydraulic fracturing revolution between 2005 and 2023, and in many cases, it reduces nationwide carbon emissions by replacing coal for power generation. It was helpful. However, if gas meets new demand rather than replacing old supply, it adds additional carbon to the atmosphere, strengthening the global climate crisis.
The Trident internal pipeline is designed to ultimately expand 2.8 billion cubic feet of gas per day.
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