Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan launch open season for remaining Western Gateway capacity
Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan Inc. have launched a second open season for the planned 200,000-b/d Western Gateway Pipeline, a newly proposed refined products pipeline system.
The initial open season ended in December with significant shipper interest, including shipper commitments, the companies said in a joint release Jan. 16.
The second open season is for remaining pipeline capacity and adds new access to the Los Angeles market via a joint tariff supported by the planned reversal of one of Kinder Morgan’s existing SFPP lines between Watson and Colton, Calif.
In addition to expanding the offered destinations, the second open season adds additional origin points to enable supply diversification and optionality for customers.
The second open season opened Jan. 16, 2026, and will close Mar. 31, 2026.
Western Gateway pipeline will consist of a new-build pipeline from Borger, Tex. to Phoenix, Ariz., combined with Kinder Morgan’s existing SFPP LP pipeline from Colton, Calif. to Phoenix, Ariz., which will be reversed to enable east-to-west product flows into California. It will be fed from supplies connected to Borger as well as supplies already connected to SFPP’s system in El Paso, Tex.
The Gold Pipeline, operated by Phillips 66, which currently flows from Borger to St. Louis, will be reversed to enable refined products from midcontinent refineries to flow toward Borger and supply the Western Gateway pipeline. Western Gateway will also have connectivity to Las Vegas, Nev. via Kinder Morgan’s 566-mile CALNEV Pipeline.
The Western Gateway Pipeline is targeting completion by 2029.