Kinder Morgan Expanding Its Eagle Ford Crude & Condensate Pipeline Into Karnes

Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate Expansion into Karnes County

Kinder Morgan is expanding its 300,000 b/d Eagle Ford crude & condensate pipeline (KMCC) 31 miles into Karnes County.

The expansion will extend the 178-mile pipeline from the DeWitt Station in DeWitt County, TX, to a Centeral Delivery Facility operated by ConocoPhillips near Helena in Karnes County.

Kinder Morgan will also build receipt tanks and a truck unloading facility. Construction will begin in July.

KMP Products Pipelines President Ron McClain stated “This expansion further assists our commitment to deliver up to 300,000 barrels per day of crude and condensate from the Eagle Ford Shale.”

The development is supported by long-term commitments from ConocoPhillips.

Reference the article Kinder Morgan Plans Second Condensate Facility at Galena Park for more details on the company's condensate processing facilities.

Almost 6 Million Barrels of Crude Moved Through the Port of Corpus Christi in August

Almost six million barrels moved through the Port of Corpus Christi in August. That's almost twice the amount of crude that moved through the port in all of 2011.

Through August, more than 15.8 million barrels have been sent out of the port bound for domestic markets in 2012. Even without complete figures for the year, the port's outbound crude oil movements so far this year are about 100 times the amount from five years ago.

Inland barges can carry 30,000 barrels and oceangoing barges carry up to 300,000. Future expansions of the port will allow it to handle larger oceangoing barges.

Read more about the port at caller.com