Permian natural gas producers and three interstate pipeline operators are starting to wipe the sweat and feel the love with the startup of the Matterhorn Express. The 490-mile, 2.5 BCFD capacity pipeline, is now ready-set-go to transport orphan gas supplies from the Waha Hub to the Katy area outside of Houston, and on to Gulf Coast markets and LNG export plants....

Might Texas-born Bob Simpson be looking to build back the Williston Basin powerhouse he created more than a decade ago? Back in 2010, the company Simpson founded in 1986—XTO Energy—merged with Exxon in a $41 billion all-stock deal pronounced one of the largest transactions in history for an independent oil and gas company. ...