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Western Midstream’s Bold Brazos Buyout Could Reshape The Entire Permian Midstream Market!

Western Midstream Partners has moved to deepen its Permian exposure through a planned $1.6 billion acquisition of Brazos Delaware II, one of the largest privately held gathering and processing platforms in the Texas Delaware Basin. The transaction, structured as roughly $800 million in cash and $800 million in common units, would add about 900 miles of pipeline, 460 million cubic feet per day of natural gas processing capacity at the Comanche complex, and 470,000 dedicated acres. Brazos processed 336 million cubic feet per day of natural gas and 25,000 barrels per day of crude oil in 2025, giving Western Midstream a meaningful bolt-on asset in a basin already central to its growth strategy. The deal follows Western Midstream’s Aris Water acquisition, ongoing Pathfinder Pipeline development, and North Loving II expansion, reinforcing management’s preference for basin-focused assets with operational overlap, customer relevance, and visible synergy potential.