Every day, more than 7.5 Bcf of natural gas flows through the Agua Dulce Hub region in South Texas — 1.7 times the volume five years ago. And the hub’s growth is just beginning. By 2030, flows may well top 11.5 Bcf/d as gas production ramps up in the Permian and the Eagle Ford, pipeline exports to Mexico increase, and new LNG export capacity comes online along the South Texas coast. In today’s RBN blog, we begin a detailed look at the Agua Dulce Hub — its origins, its development during the Shale Era, its major players and its potential to become a major gas trading hub.
The transformation of natural gas markets in Texas, Mexico and, in many ways, the world at large over the past several years has been made possible by the Shale Revolution, which unlocked extraordinary amounts of previously trapped crude oil, gas and NGLs in the Permian, the Eagle Ford and other U.S. shale plays. The revolution’s technological breakthroughs spurred the development of a slew of new infrastructure — for the gas sector alone, we’ve seen (among other things) new gas gathering systems, gas processing plants, pipelines, power generation facilities, and LNG export terminals.
A substantial portion of the incremental gas flows out of the Permian and the Eagle Ford have been directed to and through the Agua Dulce Hub, an increasingly complex and busy gas pipeline crossroads in Nueces County, TX, about 30 miles west of Corpus Christi. The expansion of the hub (more pipelines and higher flows) is tied largely to growing gas demand from industrials, power generators and LNG exporters in South Texas and south of the border in Mexico.
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About the song
“Southern Cross” was written by Stephen Stills, Rick Curtis and Michael Curtis. It appears as the third song on side one of Crosby, Stills & Nash’s fourth studio album, Daylight Again. The song is based on Michael and Rick Curtis’s “Seven League Boots,” with a major rewrite by Stephen Stills. It features Stills on lead vocals and Graham Nash on harmony vocals. Released as a single in September 1982, it went to #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. It has remained the group’s last hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been covered by Jimmy Buffett, Dave Mason, and Weedeater. Personnel on the record were: Stephen Stills (lead vocals, guitar), Graham Nash, Timothy B. Schmit (backing vocals), Michael Sturgis (guitar), Mike Finnigan (keyboards, backing vocals), Richard T. Bear (keyboards), George Perry (bass), Joe Vitale (drums), and Joe Lala (percussion).
Daylight Again was recorded in 1980-81 at Rudy Records, Devonshire Sound and Sea West in Los Angeles and produced by Crosby, Stills and Nash. David Crosby joined the album project at the 11th hour and contributed two tracks to the LP. Released in June 1982, the album went to #8 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Three singles were released from the LP.
Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a folk-rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by David Crosby (ex-Byrds), Stephen Stills (ex-Buffalo Springfield) and Graham Nash (ex-Hollies). When Neil Young (ex-Buffalo Springfield) was added to the group, they were known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (CSNY). With the members’ shared musical pasts, the pump was primed for the release of their debut album in May 1969. After their appearance at Woodstock (their second live show) in August 1969, the band’s LP exploded on the charts, resulting in 4x Platinum status by the RIAA and yielding two hit singles. They released eight studio albums, five live albums, six compilation albums, and 19 singles. CSN was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. All three members have also been inducted as members of their former bands. Neil Young has been inducted as a Buffalo Springfield member and as a solo artist. Stills, Nash and Young continue to record and tour as solo artists. David Crosby died in Santa Ynez, CA, in January 2023 at the age of 81.
