Project Profile
Value: US$300 million
Location: from Madison County continuing south through Walker, Grimes, Montgomery and Harris counties, USA
Capacity: 200,000 bpd (after expansion)
Length: 160 miles (260 km)
Start-up Year: 2Q 2016
The Knight Warrior East Texas project will consist of a 160-mile, 16-inch diameter pipeline. Knight Warrior East Texas project will start in Madison County, Tex., continuing south through Walker, Grimes, Montgomery, and Harris counties. Initial loading stations will be near North Zulch, Tex., and Madisonville, Tex., with a third planned near Roans Prairie, Tex., to accommodate anticipated production growth. The pipeline will have an initial capacity of 100,000 bpd, will be expandable up to 200,000 bpd and will serve Eaglebine/Woodbine crude oil producers via two origination stations located near North Zulch and Madisonville, with a third station near Roans Prairie planned to accommodate future production growth in the area. The pipeline will have the capability to segregate and batch crude oil in order to help producers capture value for this premium product. The pipeline is estimated to cost approximately US$300 million, subject to final pipeline design and shipper commitments, and is anticipated to be financed using a combination of debt and equity.
Knight Warrior LLC is owned by Blueknight Energy Partners LP, a joint venture of Vitol, which also owns 50% of its general partner, and SEI.
Operators:
Knight Warrior LLC (owned by Blueknight Energy Partners LP): Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Hatch Mott MacDonald LLC: Engineering and design contract
Contract Land Staff LLC: Contract to perform land management
Apex Titan: Environmental services contract