Southern Star Announces Straight Blackwell Expansion Project

OWENSBORO, Ky., May 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Star is pleased to announce the expansion of firm transportation capacity on its Straight Blackwell line segment in western Oklahoma. This expansion announcement follows a successful binding Open Season last fall, which resulted in two conforming bids. Southern Star has now successfully executed precedent agreements with two shippers for a total of 225,000 Dth/d of firm transportation service.

"This project helps us serve the growing Oklahoma production corridor including the Mississippi Lime Play with access to markets in Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri and access to other intrastate and interstate pipelines," said President and CEO Jerry Morris. "These new regional supplies support our effort to add to the reliability, security and diversity of gas supply on our gas transportation system."

"We continue to pursue innovative and efficient ways to address customer needs and look for ways to grow our system," Morris said. "We're excited by the opportunities to better serve our customers."

The firm transportation agreements and the in-service date for the facilities will be effective October 1, 2014.

About Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. is an interstate natural gas transmission system headquartered in Owensboro, KY, and spanning approximately 6,000 miles in the Midwest and mid-continent regions of the United States. Southern Star's pipeline facilities are located throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Wyoming, Colorado and Texas. It serves metropolitan areas in Missouri (Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, St. Joseph and Joplin), Kansas (Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka and Lawrence) and Oklahoma (Oklahoma City). For additional information about Southern Star, please visit www.sscgp.com.

SOURCE Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.