Crude oil production in the Permian may or may not have peaked — that’s TBD. What we do know is that even if the shale play’s oil output flatlines, the Permian will generate increasing volumes of natural gas (and NGLs) and virtually all of it will need to be piped to other markets, primarily the Gulf Coast to feed existing and planned LNG export terminals, gas-fired power plants and other large consumers. To keep pace with that undeniable need for more Permian-to-Gulf takeaway capacity, WhiteWater has announced plans, through its Matterhorn joint venture (JV), for yet another mountain-themed gas conduit to the coast. In today’s RBN blog, we discuss WhiteWater’s newly unveiled Eiger Express Pipeline.
In observance of Labor Day, we’ve given our writers a break and are revisiting a recently published blog on WhiteWater’s Eiger Express Pipeline. If you didn’t read it then, this is your opportunity to see what you missed!
WhiteWater, with financial backing from I Squared Capital and FIC Partners Management, is a midstream powerhouse in Texas. It has developed a number of critically important gas pipelines, typically via JVs with other large midstreamers — a prime example being the 2.5-Bcf/d Matterhorn Express Pipeline, which is co-owned by WhiteWater (65%), ONEOK (15%), MPLX (10%) and Enbridge (10%). WhiteWater announced on August 25 that the company and its Matterhorn partners have made a final investment decision (FID) to build the 42-inch-diameter Eiger Express Pipeline (dashed dark-blue line in Figure 1 below). Eiger Express is 70% owned by the Matterhorn JV, with MPLX and ONEOK each holding 15% stakes incremental to their interests in the JV.
Like Matterhorn Express (dark-green line), the new pipe will run from the Waha Hub in Pecos County, TX, to the Katy area west of Houston. It also will connect to the planned Traverse Pipeline (dashed magenta line) in Wharton County, TX. Supply for Eiger Express will be sourced from multiple connections in the Permian, including gas processing facilities in the Midland Basin, and from the Delaware Basin via the Agua Blanca Pipeline, a JV between WhiteWater, Enbridge and MPLX. (More on Agua Blanca later.)
Figure 1. Eiger Express Pipeline and Other WhiteWater Assets and Projects. Source: RBN
The 2.5-Bcf/d Eiger Express Pipeline is named after an iconic, 13,105-foot peak in the Swiss Alps (see photo below). the Eiger mountain, along with the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc, are considered among the Alpine range’s “Big 3” climbing challenges. With WhiteWater’s propensity to name their pipelines after mountains, we wouldn’t be surprised to see a Mont Blanc Pipeline project in the not-too-distant future.
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About the song
“Climb Ev’ry Mountain” was written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein; Rodgers wrote the music and Hammerstein wrote the lyrics. It appears as the eighth song on both sides of The Sound of Music soundtrack album. The song debuted at the end of the first act in the 1959 Broadway musical production and shows up as the first song in the second act of the film version. It serves as an inspirational piece to follow your dreams. Margery MacKay dubs actress Peggy Wood’s singing voice in the movie; Wood played the Mother Abbess at Maria’s convent. Tony Bennett, Andy Williams, The Fleetwoods, and Shirley Bassey all released covers of the song. Personnel on the record were: Julie Andrews (voice of Maria), Bill Lee (dubbed the voice of Christopher Plummer as Captain von Trapp), Margery MacKay (dubbed the voice of Peggy Wood), Charmia Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzres, Duanne Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karatta (von Trapp children), and Irwin Kostal (orchestra conductor).
The Sound of Music soundtrack album was recorded in 1964-65 and produced by Neely Plumb. Released in conjunction with the movie starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer in March 1965, it went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Five promotional singles were released from the LP.
Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote 11 musicals together, including the Broadway hits Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, and The King and I. Oscar Hammerstein died in August 1960 in Doylestown, PA, at 65. Richard Rogers died in December 1979 in New York City at 77.
Julie Andrews is a British actress, singer and author. She has starred in 40 motion pictures and numerous television shows and stage productions. She has received an Academy Award (for Mary Poppins), six Golden Globe Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award.
Christopher Plummer was a Canadian actor who appeared in 121 motion pictures and numerous television and stage productions. He won an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Plummer died in February 2021 in Weston, CT, at 91.
