LEAWOOD, KS --(Marketwired - July 20, 2016) - Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline, LLC (Pony Express) today announced a binding open season soliciting shipper commitments for light crude petroleum transportation service from the Buckingham receipt point in Weld County, Colo., on the Northeast Colorado Lateral of Pony Express to delivery points at Ponca City and Cushing, Okla., under a Local Tariff. The light crude petroleum, also known as condensate, will be batched as a fourth common quality stream on the pipeline. Participating shippers will agree to ship API gravity of not less than 48 degrees or more than 55 degrees.
Based on commitments received in this binding open season, Pony Express plans to add new capacity to provide the light crude transportation service from Colorado to Oklahoma. Pony Express expects the open season to end on Aug. 31, 2016.
Interested parties may review the details of the open season after executing a confidentiality agreement that may be obtained by contacting John Eagleton, 303.763.3226; Bob Mishler, 303.763.3319; Max Lawton, 303.763.3339; Melissa Harper, 303.763.3456; or Dean Dick, 307.234.4430.
About Tallgrass Pony Express Pipeline, LLC Pony Express owns the Pony Express System, which is an approximately 764-mile crude oil pipeline originating in Guernsey, Wyo. and northeast Colorado, and terminating at the oil hub of Cushing, Okla. It is an important link for significant oil plays such as the Bakken, Niobrara and the Powder River Basin to markets across the country. The mainline portion of the Pony Express System was placed in service in October 2014. The Pony Express System also includes the Northeast Colorado Lateral (NECL), which interconnects with the Pony Express System mainline near Sterling, Colo., and provides incremental transportation service from the Niobrara Shale in Northeastern Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming. NECL was placed in service in Q2 2015. Additional detail regarding Pony Express is available at http://pipeline.tallgrassenergylp.com . Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (
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Contacts: Investor and Financial Inquiries Nate Lien 913-928-6012 investor.relations@tallgrassenergylp.com Media and Trade Inquiries Phyllis Hammond 303-763-3568 phyllis.hammond@tallgrassenergylp.com
