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officer of Plains All American. " This
joint venture is a natural combination
and logical next step to optimizing our
highly complementary systems. "
Since Oryx was created in late 2013,
it has been committed to being a
strategic partner to its customers, says
Brett Wiggs, Oryx CEO. " This
combination is a natural evolution of the
Oryx growth story and perpetuates that
commitment, creating the premier crude
oil logistics system in the basin,
increasing connectivity, enhancing
reliability and strengthening efficiencies
for our customers, " Wiggs says. ❒
Open Season Underway
For North Dakota Pipeline
TULSA, OK.-Intensity
Infrastructure Partners LLC announces
it has launched an open season to
determine if there is support for
construction of the Intensity Pipeline, a
136-mile, 42-inch diameter natural gas
transmission pipeline that would
originate in western North Dakota and
terminate in the state's southern
McLean County. The line would have a
capacity of around 1.5 billion cubic feet
a day, Intensity describes.
The season began on Feb. 3 and is
scheduled to end at 1:00 p.m. CST on
March 7. During the bidding period,
Intensity asks that potential customers
submit a service interest form, which
specifies the maximum daily quantity of
natural gas the customer is interested in
transporting, contract term, rate, receipt
point(s) and delivery point(s). The form
can be downloaded at www.intensity -
infra.com/open-season. The company
also encourages potential customers to
email Matthew Griffin, its senior vice
president and chief commercial officer,
at mgriffin@intensityinfra.com. ❒
New MPLX Fractionators
To Take Permian Liquids
FINDLAY, OH.-While reporting its
full-year results for 2024, MPLX LP
announced plans to build a Gulf Coast
fractionation complex consisting of two,
150,000-barrel-a-day fractionation
facilities adjacent to Marathon
Petroleum's Galveston Bay refinery.
The company says these facilities are
expected to enter service in 2028 and
2029, and notes that it is contracting
with Marathon to purchase offtake from
the fractionation complex, which
Marathon intends to market globally.
MPLX also announced a partnership
with ONEOK Inc. to develop a 400,000
bbl/d liquefied petroleum gas export
terminal and an associated pipeline, which
it estimated would enter service in 2028.
In related news, the partners for the
BANGL NGL pipeline, which originates
in the Permian Basin, have sanctioned a
project to expand its capacity from
250,000 bbl/d to 300,000 bbl/d, which is
scheduled to come on line in the second
half of 2026. MPLX says this pipeline
will enable liquids to reach its Gulf
Coast fractionation complex.
" In 2024, we achieved 8% adjusted
EBITDA growth, " says Maryann
Mannen, MPLX president and chief
executive officer. " As part of our 2025
plan, we are executing our Gulf Coast
NGL strategy and other growth projects
anchored in the Permian and Marcellus
basins. We continue to anticipate midteen
returns on these projects, which
will support mid-single digit adjusted
EBITDA growth. " ❒
Pine Run Gathering LLC
Buys Appalachian Lines
From Superior Midstream
WESTMINSTER, CO.-Pine Run
Gathering LLC announces it has
acquired Superior Midstream
Appalachian LLC for $120 million,
subject to customary adjustments. Pine
Run Gathering is a joint venture owned
by a subsidiary of Stonehenge Energy
Resources III LLC, which is a portfolio
company of Energy Spectrum Partners
VIII LP, and UGI Energy Services LLC,
a wholly owned subsidiary of UGI Corp.
Superior Appalachian owns and
operates three gathering systems in
Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh Mills, Snow
Shoe and Brookfield. The Pittsburgh
Mills system is connected to UGI
Energy Services' Big Pine gathering
system, Pine Run says, adding that all
three systems have long-term acreage
dedications and total daily flow around
190 million cubic feet a day.
" Today marks an exciting day for us
and our partners at UGI Energy
Services, " comments Patrick Redalen,
president and chief executive officer at
Stonehenge. " This acquisition
underscores our optimism about the
future of our industry and the strength
of our partnerships with UGI and
Energy Spectrum. We are excited to
welcome the talented team that has been
supporting these assets and look
forward to continuing to work closely
together with the customers on all our
systems as we help provide the energy
needed by our country and the world. "
" We are excited to announce this
investment alongside our partners at
Stonehenge, " says Bob Flexon,
president and chief executive officer of
UGI Corp. " The assets are highly
complementary to our existing
midstream footprint and will extend our
reach from producers through to enduse
customers, demonstrating our
commitment to explore additional
growth opportunities within the
midstream business. " ❒
Gas Storage Volumes
Stay In Line with
Historical Averages
WASHINGTON-Underground
natural gas storage in the United States
stood at 2.892 trillion cubic feet on Jan.
17, 0.7% above the five-year average,
according to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration. That was
down 637 billion cubic feet from the
3.529 Tcf in storage on Dec. 20 and 57
Bcf less than a year ago, when gas
storage stood at 2.949 Tcf.
Gas storage in the East Region was
613 Bcf on Jan. 17, 7.7% below the
five-year average, and 116 Bcf less than
on Dec. 20, when storage stood at 729
Bcf, which was 1.1% below the fiveyear
average. East Region gas storage
on Jan. 17 fell 61 Bcf from a year ago,
EIA reports.
In the Midwest, gas storage stood at
744 Bcf on Jan. 17, 5.8% below the
five-year average and 216 Bcf less than
the 960 Bcf in storage on Dec. 20,
which was 0.1% above the five-year
average. Midwest gas storage was 68
Bcf less than a year ago.
In the Mountain Region, EIA
continues, gas storage was 229 Bcf on
Jan. 17, 40.5% above the five-year
average and 38 Bcf less than the 267
Bcf stored on Dec. 20, which was
36.9% above the five-year average. Jan.
17 gas storage in the Mountain Region
was 31 Bcf more than a year ago.
The Pacific Region's gas in storage
was 269 Bcf on Jan. 17, 24% above the
five-year average and 24 Bcf less than
the 293 Bcf stored on Dec. 20, which
was 17.2% above the five-year average.
Pacific Region gas storage on Jan. 17
was up 33 Bcf from a year ago.
In the South-Central Region, gas
storage levels on Jan. 17 were 1.037 Tcf,
the same as the five-year average and
180 Bcf less than the 1.217 Tcf in
storage on Dec. 20, which was 5.2%
above the five-year average. The Jan. 17
gas storage level for the South-Central
Region was up 8 Bcf from a year ago. ❒
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