MPLX Acquires Northwind Midstream for $2.375 Billion

Phillips 66 Acquires Pinnacle Midstream from Energy Spectrum Capital

May 20, 2024

Energy

Phillips 66 has agreed to acquire Pinnacle Midland Parent LLC (Pinnacle Midstream II) from private equity firm Energy Spectrum Capital for $550 million to expand its natural gas gathering and processing footprint in the Midland Basin. The assets include the Dos Picos 220 MMcf/d processing plant, ~80 miles of gathering pipeline and 50,000 dedicated acres; the deal is expected to close mid‑2024 subject to customary conditions, including HSR clearance.

Enterprise Products Partners Acquires Piñon Midstream

August 21, 2024

Infrastructure

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (through an affiliate) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Piñon Midstream, LLC from Black Bay Energy Capital for $950 million in a debt-free cash transaction. Enterprise later announced the acquisition was completed. Piñon Midstream provides natural gas gathering and treating services in the Delaware Basin’s eastern flank in New Mexico and Texas, including sour gas treatment and CO2 permanent sequestration-related infrastructure.

Tailwater Capital Acquires NorTex Midstream Partners

February 17, 2021

Oil & Gas

Dallas-based private-equity firm Tailwater Capital agreed to acquire NorTex Midstream Partners LLC, a Houston-based natural-gas storage and midstream operator. The acquisition gives Tailwater ownership of NorTex’s underground storage capacity (about 36 billion cubic feet), a trading hub and roughly 83 miles of pipeline near the Dallas–Fort Worth area to support gas-fired power generation as a complement to renewable energy.

Enterprise Products Partners Acquires Navitas Midstream Partners

February 17, 2022

Infrastructure

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (through an affiliate) agreed to acquire Navitas Midstream Partners, LLC for $3.25 billion in a debt-free, all-cash transaction. The deal gives Enterprise a foothold in natural gas gathering, treating and processing in the core of the Midland Basin of the Permian. Enterprise later announced the acquisition was completed.

Western Midstream Acquires Meritage Midstream for $885M

September 5, 2023

Energy

Western Midstream Partners, LP agreed to acquire Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC in an all-cash transaction for $885 million to expand its Powder River Basin footprint. The deal adds ~1,500 miles of gathering pipelines, ~380 MMcf/d processing capacity and the Thunder Creek NGL pipeline; closing was expected in Q4 2023 subject to customary approvals.

M6 Midstream (Momentum) Acquires Align Midstream Partners II from Tailwater Capital

September 22, 2022

Energy

M6 Midstream LLC (Momentum) has acquired Align Midstream Partners II, LLC from Tailwater Capital; financial terms were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Momentum's footprint in the Haynesville Shale as it also closed the Midcoast ETX deal and reached final investment decision on its NG3 gathering and carbon capture project to serve Gulf Coast and LNG markets.