Midstream operators are preparing to release financial results for the second quarter as a flurry of oil drilling activity in the Permian Basin creates the need for more pipelines to move associated gas production. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The industry dynamics reflect a focus on Texas as a land of opportunity following an infrastructure build-out in the US Northeast, where significant takeaway capacity is now coming online or will in the near term but prospects for future projects face challenges from the environmental opposition. Kinder Morgan, which is scheduled to kick off the sector’s earnings reporting season on Wednesday, has proposed two gas pipelines to serve the Permian with a combined capacity of up to 4 Bcf/d. The efforts are part of an all-in gas strategy for the Houston-based company, which already transports more than one-third of the gas consumed […]