Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LLC believes its proposed Cochin Marcellus Lateral is the “faster, cheaper and most flexible” solution for Marcellus natural gas liquids (NGLs), especially ethane, said Karen Kabin, director of midstream development for Kinder Morgan Products Pipeline.

Kabin made her comments at Hart Energy’s recently held Marcellus Midstream Conference and Exhibition in Pittsburgh.

The 248-mile, 12- to 16-inch-diameter line will connect to the company’s existing Cochin pipeline and move some 25,000 barrels per day of ethane or NGLs to Sarnia or Windsor in Ontario, Canada, in 2012, if ...