Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC (Tejas) 是 Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) 的子公司，而 Howard Energy Partners (HEP) 将通过其合资企业 Dos Caminos LLC 扩大各自的 Eagle Ford 天然气运输系统。Dos Caminos 是 HEP 与 Eagle Ford Midstream LP (EFM) 附属公司之间的合资企业。在收到必要的具有约束力的商业协议后，就获得了批准。

Tejas 正在建设一条长 67 英里、直径 42 英寸的管道，起始于德克萨斯州弗里尔附近现有的金德摩根德克萨斯管道 (KMTP) 压缩机站，到达德克萨斯州辛顿附近的 Tejas 管道系统。Dos Caminos 正在建设一条 62 英里、直径 36 英寸的管道以及压缩、处理和脱水设施，该设施源自 HEP 位于德克萨斯州韦伯县的现有中游管道和设施，直至弗里尔的 KMTP 压缩机站。

“这个约 2.51 亿美元的扩建项目，在我们 1 月份积压的订单中被称为 Eagle Ford 项目，将成为我们与德克萨斯州内管道网络沿线的发电商、工业客户和液化天然气出口商讨论的即将到来的增长的关键供应链， “KMI 天然气中游总裁 Tom Dender 说道。

这些项目计划于 2023 年第四季度完工，能够向美国墨西哥湾沿岸市场输送高达 2.0 Bcf/D 的天然气。

“我们很高兴开始建设 Spears 扩建项目，”HEP 首席执行官迈克·霍华德 (Mike Howard) 说道。“我们在帮助韦伯县及周边地区的生产商进入优质天然气市场方面有着悠久的历史。我们相信，这次扩张，连同金德摩根的扩张，将成为历史上重要的下一页。”

去年 7 月，HEP 表示，Dos Caminos 将扩大其收集、处理和运输韦伯县及周边地区 Austin Chalk 和 Eagle Ford 页岩区生产的天然气的能力。

Dos Caminos 的成立是为了在德克萨斯州南部伊格尔福特地区开发更多的天然气运输机会，并联合营销 HEP 和 EFM 现有系统的容量。HEP 当时表示，通过对现有系统的持续增强和新建管道的结合，Dos Caminos 计划将吞吐量提高近一倍，达到总计 2.0 Bcf/D。

Kinder Morgan Tejas Pipeline LLC (Tejas), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), and Howard Energy Partners (HEP), through its joint venture Dos Caminos LLC, will expand their respective Eagle Ford natural gas transportation systems. Dos Caminos is a joint venture between HEP and an affiliate of Eagle Ford Midstream LP (EFM). The green light was given after the receipt of the necessary binding commercial agreements.

Tejas is constructing a 67-mile, 42-in.-diameter pipeline originating at the existing Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline (KMTP) compressor station near Freer, Texas, to the Tejas pipeline system near Sinton, Texas. Dos Caminos is constructing a 62-mile, 36-in.-diameter pipeline, as well as compression, treating, and dehydration facilities originating near HEP’s existing midstream pipelines and facilities in Webb County, Texas, to the KMTP compressor station in Freer.

“This approximately $251 million expansion project, referred to as the Eagle Ford project in our January backlog, will be a critical supply link for the impending growth being discussed with power generators, industrial customers, and LNG exporters along our Texas intrastate pipeline network,” said KMI’s Natural Gas Midstream President Tom Dender.

The projects are planned to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2023 and will be capable of delivering up to 2.0 Bcf/D of natural gas to US Gulf Coast markets.

“We are excited to have begun construction on our Spears expansion project,” said Mike Howard, chief executive of HEP. “We have a long history of helping producers in Webb County and surrounding areas find access to premier natural gas markets. We believe this expansion, in conjunction with Kinder Morgan’s expansion, will be an important next chapter in that history.”

Last July, HEP said Dos Caminos would expand its capabilities to gather, treat, and transport natural gas produced from the Austin Chalk and Eagle Ford Shale plays in and around Webb County.

Dos Caminos was created to develop additional natural gas transportation opportunities in the Eagle Ford region of south Texas and to jointly market capacity on HEP and EFM’s existing systems. HEP said then that through a combination of ongoing enhancements to existing systems and new greenfield pipelines, Dos Caminos planned to nearly double throughput capacity to a total of up to 2.0 Bcf/D.