MPLX (former MarkWest) Reports Gathering & Processing Less M-U Gas

In late 2015, MPLX (i.e. Marathon Petroleum) bought out and merged in the Utica Shale’s premier midstream company, MarkWest Energy, for $15 billion (see MarkWest Energy Investors/Unitholders Approve Merger with Marathon). The “new” MarkWest, aka MPLX, plays on a much larger stage now, including ownership and operation of major assets in the Permian Basin and in the Bakken Shale, in addition to the Utica/Marcellus. On Tuesday, MPLX issued its fourth quarter and full-year 2022 update. The company reports gathering and processing slightly less natgas in the M-U in 2022. But it was a comment from MPLX's CEO during a conference call that really hit us in the gut.

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