Texas & Louisiana Pulse: Construction bids for the week of Feb 13
Louisiana
Marathon Petroleum Corp., Findlay, Ohio; Kinder Morgan Operating Energy Partners, Houston; and the Energy and Minerals Group, Houston, are planning a $4-billion pipeline from Mercer, Pa., to Natchitoches, La., and then to Mont Belvieu, Texas. The pipeline will convert more than 1,000 miles of KMP’s 24-in. and 26-in. Tennessee Gas Pipeline system, currently in natural gas service from Pennsylvania to Louisiana. The project would also build approximately 200 miles of new pipeline from Natchitoches to existing facilities at Mont Belvieu. Kinder Morgan Operating Energy Partners, Richard Wheatley, 1001 Louisiana St., Houston, 77002-5089 or richard_wheatley@kindermorgan.com. DR#13-00672065.