Enbridge has launched a non-binding open season for West Texas Express, a 150-mile, 2-Bcf/d pipeline that would move Permian natural gas from the Waha Hub to near El Paso. The proposed pipeline, which is targeted for a 2029 startup, is aimed at meeting local power demand, potentially including data centers, while also providing connectivity to markets in the U.S. Southwest and Mexico. In today’s RBN blog, we’ll discuss what the greenfield pipeline would mean for gas flows in West Texas and beyond.
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First, let’s discuss the proposed line. Enbridge is seeking shipper commitments for West Texas Express (WTX), a 42-inch greenfield intrastate natural gas pipeline (dashed yellow line in Figure 1 below) with receipt points near the Waha Hub and delivery points in the greater El Paso area. The project could also include lateral facilities serving Hudspeth County, TX, and delivery points at the U.S.-Mexico border. The company intends to build infrastructure or a connection point in Hudspeth (green square). According to a statement from Enbridge, WTX can be designed to connect with existing pipeline infrastructure based on customer requirements identified through the open season.
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About the song
“El Paso” was written by Marty Robbins and appears as the first song on side two of his fifth studio album, Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. The western ballad tells of a cowboy’s tragic end after falling in love with a girl named Faleena at Rosa’s Cantina in El Paso. (It was also featured in the 2013 series finale of Breaking Bad, which was titled “Felina.”) Released as a single in October 1959, it went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Singles charts. The song has been covered by the Grateful Dead, Keith Urban, Grady Martin, and Old 97’s. Personnel on the record were: Marty Robbins (lead vocals, guitar), Grady Martin, Jack Pruett, Hillous Butrum (guitar), Floyd Chance, Bob Moore (bass), Louis Dunn (drums), and Tompall & the Glaser Brothers (backing vocals).
Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs was recorded in April 1959 at Bradley Studios in Nashville in a single eight-hour session and produced by Don Law. Released in September 1959, the LP went to #6 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Two singles were released from the LP.
Marty Robbins (Martin David Robinson) was an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and professional stock car driver and team owner. Robbins started his professional career singing country music at nightclubs around his hometown of Glendale, AZ. He had his first #1 country single, the self-penned “I’ll Go On Alone,” in 1952. He released 52 studio albums, a live album, 13 compilation albums, and 100 singles. He has sold over 50 million records worldwide. He appeared in 11 motion pictures. He drove in many NASCAR races and had six Top 10 finishes in his career. He won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Hall of Fame Award. He won an Artist of the Decade Award from the ACM. He is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Robbins died in Nashville in December 1982 at 57.
"About the Song" -- written by Mickey McMahan , RBN Director of Musicology
