HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) (“Crestwood Equity” or
“Crestwood”) and First Reserve today announced that Crestwood Permian
Basin Holdings LLC (“CPJV” or the “Joint Venture”), a joint venture
focused on developing, owning and operating midstream infrastructure in
the Delaware Basin, has completed the acquisition of Crestwood’s Willow
Lake gathering and processing assets located in Eddy County, New Mexico.
The Joint Venture now owns all of Crestwood’s Delaware Basin assets. The
Joint Venture will continue to be owned 50% by Crestwood and 50% by
First Reserve, a leading global private equity investment firm
exclusively focused on energy.
As previously announced, CPJV will build a 200 million cubic feet per
day (“MMcf/d”) cryogenic gas processing plant located in Reeves County,
TX (the “Orla Plant”) and related infrastructure required to connect the
Willow Lake system to the plant (the “Orla Express Pipeline”) and
multiple third-party pipelines. Under the terms of the transaction,
Crestwood contributed its Willow Lake gathering and processing assets to
the Joint Venture at a value of $151 million, and this value will be
credited as part of Crestwood’s capital requirements to the expansion
projects.
As previously announced, the initial project scope for the CPJV
expansion projects will include the Orla Express Pipeline, a 33 mile, 20
inch high pressure line connecting the existing Willow Lake gathering
system in Eddy County, NM to the Orla plant. The Orla plant will offer
full liquids handling and multiple residue and NGL interconnects.
Initial project capital is expected to be approximately $170 million and
the project is expected to be placed into service in the second half of
2018.
The Orla Plant is supported by current dedications from existing Willow
Lake customers and is strategically located to attract processing
volumes in Eddy County, NM as well as areas around the Orla Express
Pipeline and the Nautilus system. The Nautilus system is a newly-built
gas gathering system serving a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell (SWEPI)
in Loving and Ward counties, Texas. The Orla Plant will provide needed
incremental processing capacity and enhanced netbacks to producers
through improved connectivity to the best NGL and residue gas takeaway
options out of the basin. Once the Orla plant is placed into service,
the Joint Venture’s asset footprint will include over 200,000 acres of
dedication, 285 MMcf/d of processing capacity, 300 MMcf/d of gathering
capacity, and over 360 miles of pipe.
About First Reserve
First Reserve is a leading global private equity investment firm
exclusively focused on energy. With nearly 35 years of industry insight,
investment expertise and operational excellence, the Firm has cultivated
an enduring network of global relationships and raised approximately USD
$31 billion of aggregate capital since inception. First Reserve has
completed over 600 transactions (including platform investments and
add-on acquisitions), creating several notable energy companies
throughout the Firm’s history. Its portfolio companies operate on six
continents, spanning the energy spectrum from upstream oil and gas to
midstream and downstream, including resources, equipment and services,
and associated infrastructure. Visit us at www.firstreserve.com
for more information.
About Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Houston, Texas, based Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) is a
master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream businesses
in multiple unconventional shale resource plays across the United
States. Crestwood Equity is engaged in the gathering, processing,
treating, compression, storage and transportation of natural gas;
storage, transportation, terminalling, and marketing of NGLs; and
gathering, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section
21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The words “expects,”
“believes,” anticipates,” “plans,” “will,” “shall,” “estimates,” and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which are
generally not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and
assumptions of management, based on information currently available to
them. Although Crestwood believes that these forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that any
such forward-looking statements will materialize. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
or implied from these forward-looking statements include the risks and
uncertainties described in Crestwood’s reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and
its subsequent reports, which are available through the SEC’s EDGAR
system at www.sec.gov
and on our website. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of
the date made, and Crestwood assumes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements.
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Source: Crestwood Equity Partners LP