Archrock's operations
Archrock (AROC) is a one of the two biggest companies in the natural gas compression space. The company offers aftermarket services (AMS) to companies that want to own their compression devices and offers its horsepower to companies that want to outsource this segment of their operations. Natural gas compression is a "need" for gas transportation. Without it, moving gas through pipelines would be impossible (as there would be no pressure).
Natural gas outlook
The Energy Information Agency (EIA) estimates that dry natural gas production will average 90.3 billion cubic feet per