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White Cliffs To Proceed With Niobrara Pipeline Crude Oil Expansion
White Cliffs Pipeline, L.L.C. a joint venture between SemGroup®Corporation, Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. ,Western Gas Partners, and Noble Energy, Inc. announced that it has received sufficient binding shipper commitments during its recent open season to move forward with its Expansion Project which will allow the company to provide additional crude oil transportation service from Platteville, Colorado, to Cushing, Oklahoma.
"We are happy to finalize these binding contracts with our shippers and appreciate their firm commitments to this expansion," said Norm Szydlowski, chief executive officer of SemGroup Corporation. "The expansion of the White Cliffs Pipeline will help meet a growing demand for midstream services in the Denver Julesburg Basin by increasing the current pipeline…
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