Kinder Morgan's Eagle Ford Crude & Condensate Pipeline in Service

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Kinder Morgan's Crude/Condensate (KMCC) pipeline from the Eagle Ford Shale to the Houston Ship Channel went in service last week. The $215 million pipeline has capacity of 300,000 b/d. The pipeline's construction included converting 113 miles of natural gas pipeline and 65 miles of new pipeline. The line is a direct tie from the Eagle Ford into the Gulf Coast refining complex.

KMCC will also connect the line to a future condensate processing facility planned by near Galena Park. The $200 million facility will have 50,000 b/d of initial capacity, expandable to 100,000 b/d.

Read more at kindermorgan.com

Swift Energy Inks Gathering Deal - Reports Austin Chalk Results in LA

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Swift Energy signed a gathering agreement with Eagle Ford Gathering, LLC. Swift will have 40 mmcfd of firm capacity on the system in LaSalle County by the fourth quarter of 2012.

Eagle Ford Gathering, LLC is a 50/50 midstream partnership between Kinder Morgan (KMP) and Copano Energy (CPNO).

On a side note - the company reported a successful Austin Chalk well in Vernon Parish, LA. The well produced 744 b/d of oil and 7.2 mmcfd of natural gas.

Enterprise Products' Eagle Ford Crude Oil System Starts

Enterprise Product Partner's Eagle Ford crude oil system began accepting deliveries on June 7, 2012. The 147 mile, 24-inch pipeline from Wilson County, TX, to Sealy, TX, has capacity to move 350,000 barrels per day of crude. In Sealy, the pipeline and storage facility links into the company's Rancho Pipeline, which ties directly into the Gulf Coast Refinery Complex and the Enterprise Crude Houston (ECHO) oil terminal. The ECHO terminal is being expanded to store six million barrels of crude and will provide direct access to ~4 mmbbls/d of refining capacity.

Phase II of the Eagle Ford Crude Oil System will extend the pipeline 80 miles further to Gardendale in La Salle County. The second phase has an expected completion of Q1 2013.

Read more at enterpriseproducts.com

Blue Dolphin Purchases Option to Acquire Ingleside Refinery

Blue Dolphin Energy has purchased a 180 day option  to acquire an idled refinery in Ingleside, TX. Lazarus Texas Refinery owns the idled facility. The refinery was built in the late 70s and had capacity of 40,000 b/d. The facility sits on 100 acres of land and has a barge dock that provides direct access to Gulf Coast waterways. 210,000 barrels of storage is currently leased and 475,000 barrels of storage tanks are being refurbished.

Blue Dolphin owns a refinery in Wilson County. The Nixon Facility is running 10,000 b/d of Eagle Ford crude. A re-commissioning of the Ingleside facility will require complete inspection and refurbishment where needed. The various storage, terminal, pipeline, barge, and processing portions of the plant could be re-started and operated independently of each other.

Frack Sand Trucking Company Adding Dozens of Trucks and Drivers in 2012

A frack sand trucking company has plans to add dozens of trucks and almost 100 more Eagle Ford Jobs by the end of 2012. Cornell Carriers is one of many companies hiring drivers by the dozen. The demand for hauling sand, fluids, and oil production is outstripping supply.  There simply aren't enough qualified drivers living in South Texas. Almost every company with trucks is hiring drivers. If you have a CDL, take advantage of the opportunity. Read more about Cornell's plans at BizJournals.com

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