Tallgrass Energy, LP, through its affiliate Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline, LLC (Pony Express), has announced a binding open season soliciting shipper commitments for crude oil transportation service from the Guernsey, Wyoming, origin point to refinery delivery points along the Pony Express system and to Cushing, Oklahoma. The open season commences at 12 pm Central Standard Time on 16 November 2018, and is expected to conclude on 18 January 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 bpd beyond expected year-end capacity of approximately 400 000 bpd. Company officials expect the expansion to be staged over the next two years, with full-in service in 3Q20.