DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 2015--
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) today announced that
its affiliate, ETP Crude LLC (“ETP Crude”), will commence a binding Open
Season for a new pipeline, the Delaware Basin Crude Gathering Pipeline
(“Delaware Pipeline” or “Pipeline”), that will have the capacity to
accept approximately 120,000 barrels per day of crude oil from receipt
points located in Reeves County, Texas and Lea County, New Mexico for
transportation to delivery points in Loving County, Texas and Lea
County, New Mexico. Interstate service on the Delaware Pipeline will be
subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
This project, when completed, will consist of three separate gathering
systems with an aggregate of approximately 130 miles of pipe. The
gathering systems will deliver crude oil into the Sunoco Logistics
Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) Delaware Basin Extension. The Pipeline is
projected to be in service in the first half of 2016.
The Open Season is scheduled to begin today and end on September 4,
2015. All bids must be submitted to ETP Crude by 5:00 pm Central Time on
September 4, 2015. Additional information regarding the pipeline and the
Open Season can be found on ETP’s website at http://www.energytransfer.com/ops_etp_crude.aspx.
All requests for Open Season Documents, presentation of bids, and other
correspondence should be directed to:
Orin Atkins
Director – Business Development
214-840-5655
orin.atkins@energytransfer.com
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE:
ETP) is a master limited partnership owning and operating
one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in
the United States. ETP’s subsidiaries include Panhandle Eastern Pipe
Line Company, LP (the successor of Southern Union Company) and Lone Star
NGL LLC, which owns and operates natural gas liquids storage,
fractionation and transportation assets. In total, ETP currently owns
and operates more than 62,000 miles of natural gas and natural gas
liquids pipelines. ETP also owns the general partner, 100% of the
incentive distribution rights, and approximately 67.1 million common
units in Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL), which operates a
geographically diverse portfolio of crude oil and refined products
pipelines, terminalling and crude oil acquisition and marketing assets.
ETP owns 100% of Sunoco, Inc. and 100% of Susser Holdings Corporation.
Additionally, ETP owns the general partner, 100% of the incentive
distribution rights and approximately 66% of the limited partner
interests in Sunoco LP (formerly Susser Petroleum Partners LP) (NYSE:
SUN), a wholesale fuel distributor and convenience store operator. ETP’s
general partner is owned by Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. (NYSE: ETE).
For more information, visit the Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. website
at www.energytransfer.com.
Statements about the offering may be forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as
“anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,”
“continues,” “estimates,” “goals,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will” and other
similar expressions. These forward-looking statements rely on a number
of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside the control of ETP,
and a variety of risks that could cause results to differ materially
from those expected by management of ETP. Important information about
issues that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expected by management of ETP can be found in ETP’s public periodic
filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K. ETP
undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements
to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events
or changes to future operating results over time.
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