Permian Natural Gas Growth Sparks Grassroot Processing Projects

August 21, 2025--Written by Paul Wiseman for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--About 20 years ago, the shale revolution took hold, using new technology to release oil (along with natural gas and water) from tight sands, primarily in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico, and the Bakken in North Dakota. As the fields mature, particularly in the Permian Basin, those oil wells are producing larger amounts of natural gas. This is great for what might be called the liquefied natural gas (LNG) revolution, which began about 10 years ago when U.S. export restrictions were removed.