金德摩根公司 (Kinder Morgan Inc.) 在 5 月 31 日的新闻稿中表示，该公司计划扩大其位于德克萨斯州墨西哥湾沿岸马塔戈达县的 Markham 储存设施的工作天然气储存能力。该项目预计于 2024 年 1 月投入商业运营

KMI 与 Texas Brine Co. LLC 子公司 Underground Services Markham LLC 达成协议，在 Markham 租用一个额外的洞穴，以在 KMI 的设施上提供超过 6 Bcf 的增量工作储气能力和 650 MMcf/天的增量抽取能力德克萨斯州州内管道系统。

KMI 表示，到目前为止，主力托运人已根据长期协议认购了大约一半的可用运力。

“在冬季风暴乌里期间，KMI 的存储产品组合对于满足德克萨斯州客户的人类需求至关重要，同时也在风暴期间为众多发电设施提供急需的电力。我们很高兴增加我们的天然气存储解决方案，以进一步支持德克萨斯州的客户，特别是在恶劣天气期间，”KMI 天然气中游总裁 Tom Dender 说道。随着可再生能源在该州能源结构中所占的比例越来越大，高利用率资产的存储能力对于支持德克萨斯州应对能源危机和确保能源可靠性的能力至关重要。此次扩建将提供急需的容量，为 ERCOT 内的燃气发电设施供电，并为德克萨斯州超过 100 万户家庭提供电力服务。”

在扩建之前，Markham 的 21.8 Bcf 工作储气容量的天然气峰值输送量为 1.1 Bcf/d，在 KMI 近 7,000 英里的德克萨斯州内系统上有多个收货和交付点。

有兴趣的托运人可以致电 713-369-8776 或通过电子邮件联系 KMI 州内管道首席商务官 Larry Bell，获取更多信息。

Kinder Morgan Inc. plans to expand the working gas storage capacity at its Markham storage facility in Matagorda County along the Texas Gulf Coast, the company said in a May 31 news release. Commercial in-service for the project is slated for January 2024

KMI reached an agreement with a Texas Brine Co. LLC subsidiary, Underground Services Markham LLC, to lease an additional cavern at Markham to provide more than 6 Bcf of incremental working gas storage capacity and 650 MMcf/d of incremental withdrawal capacity on KMI’s Texas intrastate pipeline system.

So far, anchor shippers have subscribed to approximately half of the available capacity under long-term agreements, KMI said.

“During Winter Storm Uri, KMI’s storage portfolio was critical to supplying human needs customers in Texas while also providing much needed supply to numerous electric generation facilities during the storm. We are pleased to increase our natural gas storage solutions to further support Texas customers, particularly during severe weather events,” said KMI Natural Gas Midstream President Tom Dender. “Storage capabilities on highly utilized assets are critical to support Texas’ ability to respond to an energy crisis and ensure energy reliability as renewables become a greater portion of the state’s energy mix. This expansion will provide much needed capacity that could supply gas-fired electric generation facilities within ERCOT and provide electric service to well in excess of one million homes in Texas.”

Prior to the expansion, Markham’s 21.8 Bcf of working gas storage capacity has a peak delivery of 1.1 Bcf/d of natural gas with multiple receipt and delivery points on KMI’s nearly 7,000-mile Texas intrastate system.

Interested shippers can obtain more information by contacting Larry Bell, KMI’s chief commercial officer of intrastate pipelines at 713-369-8776 or via email.