Matterhorn Express Pipeline has begun transporting natural gas into Williams Cos.’s Transco pipeline, a long-awaited addition to midstream infrastructure serving the Permian Basin.

Oil production in the Permian Basin hasn’t growth as much as some might think, especially in the second quarter of 2024. That is projected to change before the close of this year. The Matterhorn Express pipeline is the new 580-mile-long tube running from parts of West Texas,

Now, what this will likely do is spur on more natural gas production in the Permian – potentially oil production, too, because oil has also been under the effects of this excess natural gas in the region, because there’s a limit to how much natural gas can be flared.