Keyera and Kinder Morgan to Construct Crude Oil Rail Loading Terminal in Edmonton
30 Julio 2013 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Keyera Corp. (TSX:KEY) (TSX:KEY.DB.A) and Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners L.P. (NYSE:KMP) today announced a 50-50 joint venture to
build a crude oil rail loading facility in Edmonton, Alberta,
called the Alberta Crude Terminal. When complete, the Alberta Crude
Terminal will be able to accept crude oil streams handled at Kinder
Morgan’s Edmonton Terminal for loading and delivery via rail to
refineries anywhere in North America.
“We are delighted to partner with Kinder Morgan, one of the
premier pipeline transportation and energy storage companies in
North America,” said David Smith, president and COO of Keyera.
“Kinder Morgan’s access to multiple crude streams, together with
our location and facility capabilities, combines crude oil supply
with the necessary infrastructure, land and rail connectivity to
help address some of the crude oil delivery constraints currently
being experienced by the Alberta energy sector.”
“Keyera is a key and significant mid-stream company in western
Canada and we are pleased to be able to join forces with them to
enable additional market export options for the Canadian producer
and supply options for the North American refining industry,” said
Bill Henderson, vice president for Kinder Morgan Canada Terminals.
“The Alberta Crude Terminal is a great strategic fit with our
expanding Edmonton terminal hub and is a very important part of our
growing crude by rail terminal network.”
The Alberta Crude Terminal will be constructed next to Keyera’s
Alberta Diluent Terminal on land recently acquired by a Keyera
subsidiary. The Alberta Crude Terminal, which will be operated by
Keyera, will have 20 loading spots capable of loading approximately
40,000 barrels per day of crude oil into tank cars and will be
served by both Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific
Railway. The location is very well situated to provide this
service, as the Edmonton area is western Canada’s primary oil hub
where Alberta crude oil is aggregated before being delivered to
markets across North America.
In addition to the construction of the Alberta Crude Terminal,
Kinder Morgan and Keyera are independently planning modifications
to their respective facilities in the Edmonton area to facilitate
delivery of crude oil to the Alberta Crude Terminal. Kinder Morgan
is proposing to construct a 16-inch pipeline to connect its North
40 Edmonton Terminal to Keyera’s Edmonton Terminal. Keyera plans to
construct a new 16-inch crude oil pipeline across its Edmonton
Terminal to join to the existing Alberta Diluent Terminal connector
pipeline and install additional pumping capacity. In conjunction
with this project, Keyera is also proposing to construct a new
12-inch condensate pipeline connecting the Alberta Diluent Terminal
to Keyera’s Fort Saskatchewan Pipeline System.
Engineering work is well underway on these initiatives, and
commissioning of the new terminal is targeted for the second
quarter of 2014, assuming receipt of regulatory approvals and
delivery of long-lead items on a timely basis. Keyera’s share of
the cost of the Alberta Crude Terminal, as well as the land
purchase, pipeline construction and other facility modifications,
is expected to be approximately $65 million. Kinder Morgan’s share
of the cost of the Alberta Crude Terminal, including modifications
to the Edmonton North 40 terminal and connections to Keyera, is
expected to be approximately $33 million. Construction of the
Alberta Crude Terminal is underpinned by a five-year agreement with
a major refiner.
In anticipation of additional demand for crude oil loading
services, Kinder Morgan and Keyera are currently evaluating a
possible expansion of up to 125,000 barrels per day of additional
crude loading capacity and the possible addition of a diluent
recovery unit. The commercial discussions to determine customer
support for such an expansion are expected to begin shortly.
About Keyera Corp.
Keyera Corp. (TSX:KEY) (TSX:KEY.DB.A) operates one of the
largest natural gas midstream businesses in Canada. Its business
consists of natural gas gathering and processing as well as the
processing, transportation, storage and marketing of natural gas
liquids (NGLs), the production of iso-octane and crude oil
midstream activities.
Keyera’s gas processing plants and associated facilities are
strategically located in the west central, foothills and deep basin
natural gas production areas of the Western Canada Sedimentary
Basin. Its NGL and crude oil infrastructure, including pipelines,
terminals and processing and storage facilities, as well as its
iso-octane facility, are located in Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan,
Alberta, a major North American NGL hub. Keyera markets propane,
butane, condensate and iso-octane to customers in Canada and the
United States. For further information about Keyera, please visit
our website at www.keyera.com.
About Kinder Morgan
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) is a leading
pipeline transportation and energy storage company and one of the
largest publicly traded pipeline limited partnerships in America.
It owns an interest in or operates more than 54,000 miles of
pipelines and 180 terminals. The general partner of KMP is
owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI). Kinder Morgan is the
largest midstream and the third largest energy company in North
America with a combined enterprise value of approximately
$115 billion. It owns an interest in or operates approximately
82,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. Its
pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, CO2 and other
products, and its terminals store petroleum products and chemicals
and handle such products as ethanol, coal, petroleum coke and
steel. KMI owns the general partner interests of KMP and El Paso
Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB), along with limited partner
interests in KMP, Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR) and
EPB. For more information please visit www.kindermorgan.com.
This document contains forward-looking statements based on
current expectations and assumptions made by the management of each
of Keyera and Kinder Morgan respectively relating to, among other
things, each party’s business, the environment in which each
operates and the future operations and performance of the assets.
As these forward-looking statements depend upon future events,
actual outcomes may differ materially depending on factors such as:
obtaining all necessary governmental approvals for the Alberta
Crude Terminal, proposed pipelines and the associated facilities;
future operating results of the assets; ability execute strategic
initiatives; construction and input costs; weather conditions;
construction scheduling variables; commodity supply/demand balances
and prices; activities of producers, competitors, customers,
business partners and others; overall economic conditions; access
to capital and financing alternatives; operational risks; and
potential delays or changes in plans with respect to development
projects or capital expenditures or the results therefrom; the
legislative, regulatory and tax environment; and other known or
unknown factors. There can be no assurance that the results or
developments anticipated by either Keyera or Kinder Morgan will be
realized or that they will have the expected consequences for or
effects.
Keyera:John Cobb,
403-205-7670 or Toll Free: 888-699-4853Vice President, Investor
RelationsorJulie Puddell, 403-205-7670 or Toll Free:
888-699-4853Manager, Investor RelationsFacsimile:
403-205-8425ir@keyera.comorKinder
Morgan:Emily Mir, 713-369-8060Media
RelationsEmily_Mir@kindermorgan.comorInvestor Relations,
713-369-9221km_ir@kindermorgan.comwww.kindermorgan.com
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