Kinder Morgan Plans Galena Park Expansion

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. will invest $106 million to purchase approximately 20 acres adjacent to its Pasadena, Texas, terminal, build nine new tanks with a storage capacity of 1.2 million barrels at its Galena Park terminal under long-term customer agreements.
Additionally, the company will construct a new barge dock that is expected to help relieve current barge congestion in the Houston Ship Channel.
The purchased acreage will be used to support a future crude condensate and refined products terminal capable of handling 10 150,000-barrel tanks with a connection to the Explorer Pipeline. The new barge dock, which will enhance existing infrastructure at the Pasadena terminal, will provide additional capacity to handle up to 50 barges per month.
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