Two companies, one in Kansas City and the other in Houston have announced the start of a binding joint tariff open season to solicit commitments for crude oil transportation.
Tallgrass Energy, LP and Kinder Morgan,Inc. through its subsidiary Hiland Crude, LLC made the announcement to carry oil from Bakken origin points on the Hiland Crude system to refinery delivery points along the Pony Express system and to the Cushing hub in Oklahoma.
The Hiland Crude system is currently capable of moving approximately 88,000 bpd (barrels per day) from Bakken origin points to Guernsey, WY. The Pony Express system is currently capable of moving approximately 375,000 bpd from Guernsey to Cushing, connecting to three refineries along the way.
The binding open season got underway on Friday and is expected to end on July 28, 2019, at 5 p.m. Central Time.