EnLink Midstream Partners and EnLink Midstream have unveiled plans to build a new 45-mile condensate pipeline in the Ohio River Valley, US.
Plans also include the construction of six natural gas compression and condensate stabilisation facilities in Noble, Belmont and Guernsey counties.
Upon completion, the facilities will serve major producer customers in the Utica Shale, including Eclipse Resources.
The expansion project is expected to cost more than $250m, nearly doubling the amount EnLink Midstream has invested in the Ohio River Valley.
The new eight-inch pipeline will connect to EnLink Midstream Partners’ existing 200-mile pipeline in eastern Ohio and West Virginia.
The pipeline, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2015, will have an initial capacity of approximately 50,000bpd and is expandable based on customer interest.
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By GlobalDataAn open season for the pipeline is expected to be held in the fall of 2014.
The six facilities will have a combined capacity of around 560 million cubic feet per day of natural gas compression and 41,500bpd of condensate stabilisation.
The first two facilities are expected to commence operations in the second half of 2014 and the rest of the units by the end of 2015.
EnLink Midstream president and CEO Barry Davis said: "This new expansion project is a major step forward for EnLink, as it enables us to build upon our existing asset platform and take advantage of the tremendous growth opportunities in the Utica Shale.
"By further enhancing our midstream capabilities, we will provide multiple take-away options for stabilised condensate via our pipeline system, rail terminal and barge facility."
EnLink Midstream Partners will expand its existing midstream assets in the region, including increasing condensate storage capacity and handling capabilities at its Bells Run barge terminal on the Ohio River.
The company will add about 120,000 barrels of above ground storage, increasing its total storage capacity at the barge facility to more than 360,000 barrels.
