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Tallgrass to Gauge Shipping Interest for Seahorse Pipeline

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Tallgrass Energy, LP recently announced that the midstream energy infrastructure firm is holding an open season to obtain binding shipping commitments for its Seahorse Pipeline. The crude pipeline will ship products from the oil hub in Cushing, OK to the Louisiana Gulf Coast.

The 700-mile pipeline is likely to have a 30-inch diameter and carry up to 800,000 barrels of crude oil per day (BPD). The Seahorse Pipeline is expected to come online in the third quarter of 2021. The services to be provided by the pipeline coupled with those offered by the partnership’s Pony Express Pipeline will impart refineries a better access to production from five prolific basins in the United States.  

The initial capacity of the pipeline is expected to be 400,000 BPD, which will later be expanded to full capacity. As most of the shale operators are facing bottleneck situations in the country, the pipeline will provide them a means to take their products to international markets. The open season for Seahorse Pipeline is expected to end on Oct 1.

Additionally, Tallgrass is planning to provide better connectivity in the producing areas in Powder River, Denver-Julesburg Basin and Bakken Shale. The partnership expressed intention of completing its pump optimization processes to enhance Pony Express’ capacity to 400,000 BPD by the end of 2018, for supporting shippers’ interest.  

Price Performance

Leawood, KS-based Tallgrass has gained 4% in the past year against the 36.9% fall of its industry.

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