Diversification drives North American gas processing M&A activity

J. Stell, Contributing Writer This decade’s dramatic growth of gas resources from what used to be considered “unconventional” sources—shale, mostly—makes one issue perfectly clear: the increasing need for new, long-lived infrastructure. New gas processing facilities and systems have become an energy industry priority. As a result, gas processing owners and operators are looking for growth through geographical and asset diversification to serve their exploration and production (E&P) customers and to attract and retain investors. To that end, a number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals have come to fruition during the past 12 months, and the trend is expected to continue, accord