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Our look at
MarkWest
Liberty Gas Gathering LLC
MARKWEST LIBERTY
MIDSTREAM
(MarkWest Liberty Midstream &
Resources, LLC)
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Introduction
MarkWest
Hydrocarbon was founded by
John Fox in 1988. MarkWest finished construction of five gas plants in
the Appalachia region over a
10-year period: Boldman, KY in
1996, Kenova, WV in 1997, Maytown, KY in 2000, Kermit, WV in 2001 and Cobb,
WV in 2005.
MarkWest developed a Michigan natural gas
system in 1996-97. MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
was created as a master limited partnership in 2002, and acquired Pinnacle and Western Oklahoma in 2003,
along with a Michigan crude oil pipeline.
MarkWest acquired the East Texas Gathering System in 2004, Javelina Processing Facility in Corpus Christi, Texas in 2005,
and PQ Gathering Assets, LLC in 2008.
In 2008, MarkWest constructed a
gathering system and processing plant near Houston, Pennsylvania
on Marcellus Shale and began natural gas gathering and processing in
October 2008. MarkWest Energy Partners L.P.
is the largest natural gas processor in the Appalachian region.
Appalachian assets include the Kenova, Boldman, Cobb and Kermit natural
gas processing plants, an NGL pipeline, the Siloam NGL fractionation
plant and two caverns for storing propane.
MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources, LLC has an agreement with
Chesapeake Appalachia LLC and
Statoil Natural Gas LLC to process gas at
MarkWest Liberty’s new Majorsville, WV
processing plant, where there is also an agreement between MarkWest
Liberty and Range Resources to
process gas. The Majorsville cryogenic plant will be completed in 2010.
UPDATES
September 2009 - MarkWest
Liberty announced that it reached definitive agreements with
Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.
and Statoil Natural Gas L.L.C.
to process gas at MarkWest Liberty’s new Majorsville processing
plant. The gas produced by Chesapeake and Statoil will be gathered
by
Columbia Gas Transmission
using its infrastructure. Columbia
will deliver the gas to MarkWest Liberty’s
Majorsville processing plant,
which will be located adjacent to Columbia’s existing Majorsville
compressor station. The hydrocarbon liquids produced at the
Majorsville plant will be connected via pipeline to MarkWest
Liberty’s Houston, Pennsylvania processing complex. MarkWest
Liberty plans to install an approximate 37,000 barrel per day
fractionation facility at the Houston complex, as well as
transportation, storage, and marketing infrastructure, to sell the
hydrocarbon liquids into high-value markets in the northeastern
United States.
October 5, 2009 - DENVER -
MarkWest Pioneer, L.L.C., a joint venture between MarkWest Energy
Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MWE) and an affiliate of ArcLight Capital
Partners, LLC, today announced that it notified affiliates of Kinder
Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. that
MarkWest Pioneer will not exercise its option to acquire a 10
percent equity interest in Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC.
MarkWest believes the Midcontinent Express Pipeline is a critical
component of the pipeline infrastructure that transports natural gas
from newly developed areas in Texas and Oklahoma, including an
interconnect with MarkWest Pioneer’s Arkoma Connector Pipeline in
Southeast Oklahoma, into high-demand markets in the Eastern U.S.
However, MarkWest is foregoing the option to acquire the equity
interest in order to prioritize available capital for strategic
growth projects in its core operating areas.
May 7, 2009
- DENVER - (BUSINESS WIRE) - MarkWest Liberty Midstream &
Resources, L.L.C., a partnership between MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
and NGP Midstream & Resources, L.P., today announced the successful
April start-up of a cryogenic processing plant in Washington
County, Pennsylvania, to support the
significant development of the Marcellus Shale in southwest Pennsylvania
and northern West Virginia by
Range Resources Corporation
and other Marcellus producers.
MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources
is owned 60 percent by MarkWest Energy Partners
and 40 percent by NGP Midstream & Resources
and is operated by MarkWest Energy Partners.
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MARKWEST
cryogenic processing plant
near Houston, Pa
May 17, 2009 photo
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MarkWest Corporate Offices
MarkWest
Energy Partners, L.P.
1515 Arapahoe Street
Tower 2, Suite 700
Denver, Colorado 80202-2126
Toll Free: (800) 730-8388
Office: (303) 925-9200
Fax: (303) 290-8769
MarkWest
Liberty Midstream and Resources, L.L.C.
P.O. Box 279
100 Plaza Drive, Suite 102
Atlasburg, PA 15004
MarkWest
Houston Texas Office
2500 City West Boulevard
Suite 740
Houston, Texas 77042
Office: (713) 965-9151
Fax: (713) 965-9156
MarkWest Tulsa
Office
2448 East 81st Street
Suite 5400
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137
Office: (918) 477-8000
Fax: (918) 477-8020
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HOW TO HANDLE A GAS LINE
EMERGENCY
Source: MarkWest web site
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| General
Public and Excavators |
- Immediately leave the area, on
foot in an upwind direction
- Avoid making contact with escaping
liquids or vapors
- Avoid possible ignition sources
- Abandon all equipment being used
in the area
- Do not drive into the area (where
the leak or vapor cloud is located)
- Do not light a match, start an
engine or automobile, use a telephone, or switch on/off an electric
light
- Warn others to stay away from the
area
- Do not try to operate any pipeline
valves yourself
- Do not use a cell phone while near
the suspected emergency area
- From a safe distance call 911 and
MarkWest
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| Public
Officials and Emergency Responders |
- Evacuate people (homes,
businesses, schools...etc.) to an upwind area
- Secure area around the leak
- If the pipeline leak is not
burning, take steps to prevent ignition. It can include prohibiting
smoking, rerouting traffic, and/or shutting off electricity and
residential gas/liquid supply
- If the pipeline is burning, take
steps to prevent secondary fires, but Do Not attempt to extinguish a
pipeline fire unless asked to do so by MarkWest
- Do Not try to operate any pipeline
valves yourself (unless directed by MarkWest)
- Call the MarkWest emergency number
as soon as possible
- Administer medical treatment and
request additional emergency response assistance as necessary
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MarkWest hilltop facility near Houston, Pa
May 17, 2009 photo
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November 2009
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Loads of LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS leaving
Washington County
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Pipeline cut through the woods
May 17, 2009 photo
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Two rows of silt fence to prevent runoff
and subsequent stream sedimentation
May 17, 2009 photo
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New gas pipeline with marker
May 17, 2009 photo
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Gas line construction
May 17, 2009 photo
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WARNING
GAS PIPELINE
May 17, 2009 photo
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Area along a stream with silt fence
May 17, 2009 photo
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MarkWest pipe storage facility in Westland,
Pa.
May 17, 2009 photo
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Future gas pipelines
May 17, 2009 photo
Most natural gas produced at the wellhead is not suitable for
long-haul pipeline transportation or commercial use. It must be
gathered, compressed and transported via pipeline to a central facility,
and then processed to remove the heavier hydrocarbon components and
other contaminants that interfere with pipeline transportation or the
end-use of the gas.
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Black pipe
May 17, 2009 photo
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Construction near Rt 519 at Houston Plant
February 19, 2010 photo
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MarkWest tractor trailer passing through Hickory, Pa
August 16, 2009 photo
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| LINKS
Gas facility photos
Gas pipeline
construction photos
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