Targa Resources (TRGP) is constructing several gas pipelines in the Permian to better connect the company’s sprawling G&P footprint in West Texas and New Mexico. The pipes are part of a wider midstream expansion by Targa that will add over 1.6 Bcf/d of processing in the basin.
Targa is pursuing three gas pipeline projects within the Permian: the Bull Run Extension, Buffalo Run, and the Forza Pipeline. Each project is relatively modest in scope, but in aggregate will bring substantial volumes to Waha around the time when several major greenfield pipelines start to the Gulf Coast.
The Bull Run project will extend Targa’s existing 42-inch Bull Run Pipeline in the Delaware by 43 miles to connect to the Waha hub. Buffalo Run is a 35-mile pipeline conversion of an existing line targeting connectivity between several of TRGP’s plant in the Midland. Finally, the Forza Pipeline is a 36-mile, 36-inch interstate pipe that will be capable of moving 750 MMcf/d from TRGP’s processing complex in Lea County, NM to delivery points near Waha (see project map above from Targa). The Bull Run Extension, Buffalo Run and Forza have expected in-service dates in 1Q27, early 2028 and mid-2028, respectively.
East Daley Analytics has identified a need for new intra-Permian pipeline investments to connect growing gas production across the basin to Waha, where supply can be wheeled to new interstate lines. The three TRGP pipe projects will help fill this gap.
Targa is the largest G&P operator in the Permian. According to East Daley’s “Gathering & Processing” tool in Energy Data Studio, Targa currently controls 8 Bcf/d of processing capacity between its Delaware and Midland assets. On its 4Q25 earnings call, management stressed confidence in continued Permian volume growth.
We are tracking 1.65 Bcf/d from new Permian plants that Targa intends to start operations by 1Q28. The figure shows the forecast for TRGP’s Permian volumes and plant capacity in Energy Data Studio. In the Delaware, Targa started up Falcon II in 1Q26 and is building the Copperhead, Yeti I and Yeti II plants. In the Midland, the company is constructing the East Pembrook and East Driver plants. The three intrabasin pipelines will complement these new plants, allowing TRGP to bring more residue gas to the liquid Waha hub.
The projects coincide with new Permian egress pipelines connecting Waha to the Gulf Coast market. TRGP owns 17.5% of the Blackcomb Pipeline (expected online in late 2026), while Eiger Express is targeted to start in mid-2028. These projects, along with Energy Transfer’s (ET) Desert Southwest and Hugh Brinson pipelines, will open more markets for Permian gas, which has been constrained in recent years by outbound capacity. – Alec Gravelle Tickers: ET, TRGP.
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