ONEOK Inc. acquires interest in West Texas LPG Pipeline Limited Partnership

ONEOK Inc. entered into an agreement with Martin Midstream Partners to acquire its 20 percent interest in the West Texas LPG Pipeline Limited Partnership for $195 million.

With the acquisition, ONEOK will become the sole owner of West Texas LPG. ONEOK completed the acquisition of its initial 80 percent interest in West Texas LPG in December 2014.

“Acquiring the remaining interest in West Texas LPG is a strategic step in our broader Permian Basin strategy,” says Terry K. Spencer, ONEOK president and CEO. “A wholly owned West Texas LPG allows ONEOK to more effectively integrate it into the rest of our extensive NGL system, positioning us for future expansion opportunities currently under development.”

The West Texas LPG Pipeline is a natural gas liquids (NGL) pipeline system that provides takeaway capacity to Permian Basin producers. It consists of about 2,600 miles of NGL pipeline in Texas and New Mexico. The system provides transportation services to the Mont Belvieu market center from nearly 40 third-party natural gas processing plants located in the Permian Basin. The Permian Basin in southeastern New Mexico and western Texas is the largest crude oil and natural gas producing basin in the U.S.