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title: "Kinder Morgan's Q1 Profit Beats Wall Street Expectations on Strong Natural Gas Demand"
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description: "US pipeline operator Kinder Morgan reported first-quarter profits that exceeded Wall Street expectations, driven primarily by increased natural gas throughput. Surging oil and gas production in the Permian Basin, record-breaking liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, and rising demand for natural gas fueled by artificial intelligence (AI), cryptocurrency mining, and data center power needs all contributed to the increase"
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# Kinder Morgan's Q1 Profit Beats Wall Street Expectations on Strong Natural Gas Demand

US pipeline operator Kinder Morgan announced that its first-quarter profit beat Wall Street expectations, driven by increased natural gas transportation volumes.

The US pipeline company is benefiting from a surge in oil and gas production in the Permian Basin, as well as record-breaking liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and soaring demand for natural gas driven by artificial intelligence (AI) operations, cryptocurrency mining, and data center power consumption.

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