Due to continued shipper interest, Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP through its subsidiary Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline, LLC (Pony Express) has announced a binding open season soliciting additional commitments on the Pony Express Platteville extension.
The deadline for submitting bids in this open season is 29 November 2017, which may be extended at the sole discretion of Pony Express. Inclusive of a recent additional unaffiliated third party commitment, total commitments on the Platteville Extension are 32 500 bpd, of which TEP’s affiliate, Stanchion Energy, LLC, holds less than 25%.
Pony Express also announced another binding open season soliciting shipper commitments for crude petroleum transportation service originating at a new origin point located in Rooks County, Kansas. The new Kansas origin point is expected to be in service in the first quarter of 2018, and Pony Express will provide transportation service from the Rooks County, origin to the Ponca City Refinery and Cushing destinations in Oklahoma. Pony Express expects the open season to conclude on 13 December 2017.