July 12 (Reuters) - Infrastructure firm WhiteWater said

on Friday the ADCC pipeline in South Texas started commercial

service on July 1, amid surging U.S. liquefied natural gas

exports to global markets.

The 40-mile pipeline has a capacity to transport about 1.7

billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of natural gas to the Cheniere

Corpus Christi Liquefaction facility from Whistler Pipeline's

Agua Dulce Header in South Texas.

ADCC is owned 70% by Whistler Pipeline - a joint venture of

WhiteWater, MPLX ( MPLX ) and Enbridge ( ENB ) - and 30% by a

subsidiary of Cheniere.

The U.S. is forecast to export a record 12.2 bcfd of natural

gas this year. It became the world's biggest LNG supplier in

2023 and has stayed ahead of recent leaders Australia and Qatar.

WhiteWater said the pipeline provides Cheniere direct access

to Permian and Eagle Ford volumes in addition to volumes sourced

along the Gulf Coast.

(Reporting by Tanay Dhumal in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi

Majumdar and Sriraj Kalluvila)