Denver’s is teaming with to build a natural-gas-processing plant in Ohio and a 200,000-barrels-per-day pipeline that will carry natural-gas liquids from the Ohio plant to the Gulf Coast.
“We are excited to partner with Kinder Morgan in this unique opportunity that supports the development of industry-leading midstream solutions,” said Frank Semple, president and CEO of MarkWest. “The JV processing complex expands our footprint into northern Ohio and complements our existing full-service midstream infrastructure in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.”
Semple added that the planned pipeline will be “by far the most efficient project for the Marcella and Utica producers to access the Gulf Coast NGL markets.”
Semple said it is another critical step in support of MarkWest’s long-term objective of proving its customers with multiple market options and maximum value “for their natural gas and natural gas liquid production.”
The two companies said they have signed a letter of intent to form the midstream venture to pursue the project, which they said will support producers in the Utica and Marcellus shales in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
The 400 million-cubic-foot-per-day processing plant will be in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, using an existing 220-acre site that Kinder Morgan has under option.
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939, hpankratz@denverpost.com or twitter.com/howardpankratz
