Ownership of the pipeline gives the company the ability to transport its own production from the Emily Hawes field as well as to transfer production from other operators on the island.
Matagorda Island is one of seven ‘barrier’ islands located off the Texas coastline, in an area that represent one of the premier oil and gas exploration regions in the world, accounting for 32% of all gas production and 27% of proved gas reserves in the US. Over the past few years, several large discoveries by Shell, BP, and Chevron Texaco have contributed to the growing prominence of the Gulf Coast region as a hotbed for the expansion of domestic natural gas developments. Matagorda Island is approximately 55km long by 7km wide, and is situated along the prolific, gas-producing Miocene/Frio trend.