NGL Energy Partners LP and Rimrock Midstream, LLC announced a joint venture crude oil pipeline with initial capacity exceeding 130,000 barrels per day originating in Weld County, Colo., and terminating at NGL’s Cushing, Okla., terminal. Based on sufficient commitments from shippers, the Grand Mesa Pipeline will launch a binding open season to solicit additional long-term volume commitments from customers.
Construction of the Weld County pipeline project will help further develop the crude- and condensate-rich areas in and around the D-J and Wattenberg fields and provide additional options to transport oil supplies to U.S. markets and refineries in the Midwest, including several interconnected to Cushing.