Kinder Morgan to invest $52 million on pipeline expansions

Oct. 13, 2004
Houston independent Kinder Morgan Inc. Monday revealed $52 million in capacity expansion initiatives for its Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America unit's system.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Oct. 13 -- Houston independent Kinder Morgan Inc. Monday revealed $52 million in capacity expansion initiatives for its Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America (NGPL) unit's system.

KMI purchased Black Marlin Pipeline system from Northern Natural Gas Co. Sept. 1, adding 38 MMcfd of incremental capacity. Service on Black Marlin—which extends from Bryan County, Okla., to Lamar County, Tex. —is expected to begin later this month, pending completion of tie-ins.

KMI also will expand existing NGPL assets in northeast Texas and southern Oklahoma, adding 51 MMcfd of capacity on its Amarillo-Gulf Coast (A/G) line and 20 MMcfd of incremental capacity on its Oklahoma Extension.

NGPL will install new horsepower at compressor stations 801 and 155 and modify existing equipment at CS 154 and CS 802. Service will begin in second quarter 2006.

NGPL also will drill additional wells, install more compression and dehydration equipment, and expand the gathering system at its Sayre Storage facility in Beckham County, Okla., to expand storage capacity by 10 bcf during first quarter 2006.