Tallgrass Energy Announces Pony Express Pipeline Expansion
LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TGE), through its affiliate Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline, LLC (“Pony Express”), today announced a binding open season soliciting shipper commitments for crude oil transportation service from the Guernsey, Wyo., origin point to refinery delivery points along the Pony Express system and to Cushing, Okla. The open season commences at 12 p.m. Central Standard Time on Nov. 16, 2018, and is expected to conclude on Jan. 18, 2019.
Based on commitments received in this binding open season, Pony Express plans to expand capacity on the pipeline up to an additional 300,000 barrels per day beyond expected year-end capacity of approximately 400,000 barrels per day. Company officials expect the expansion to be staged over the next two years, with full-in service in Q3 2020.
Interested parties may review details of the open season after executing a confidentiality agreement that may be obtained by contacting Kyle Quackenbush, 303.763.3319, Andrew DiPaolo, 303.763.3329, or Dean Dick, 307.232.4430.
About Tallgrass Energy
Tallgrass Energy, LP (NYSE: TGE) is a growth-oriented midstream energy infrastructure company operating across 11 states with transportation, storage, terminal, water, gathering and processing assets that serve some of the nation's most prolific crude oil and natural gas basins.
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