Kinder Morgan optimistic on gas future, expects LNG exports to boost pipeline throughput

摘要

Kinder Morgan is betting on future growth fueled by increasing use ofrnnatural gas for power generation even as declines in shale productionrnhave reduced its gas pipeline volumes in recent months.rnThe pipeline operator said October 19 that natural gas transportrnvolumes were down 1% in the third quarter, compared with thernsame period a year ago. It blamed lower throughput on gasrnpipelines that go through Texas due to lower Eagle Ford shalernvolumes, lower throughput on Ruby Pipeline due to increasedrnCanadian imports to the Pacific Northwest, and lower throughputrnon Fayetteville Express Pipeline due to lower production fromrnArkansas’ Fayetteville shale.