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KMP, EPD merger with KMI info
Kinder Morgan, Inc., Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. Announce Preliminary Results of Merger Consideration Elections
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI), Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP) and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (EPB) today announced the preliminary results of the elections made by KMP and EPB unitholders regarding their preference as to the form of merger consideration they will receive in connection with the pending mergers with KMI, which are currently expected to close on Nov. 26, 2014.
As previously announced, KMP and EPB unitholders had the option to elect, for each KMP or EPB common unit held, either cash, KMI common stock, or a combination of cash and KMI common stock. For both KMP and EPB unitholders, the all cash and all stock elections are subject to proration. The period for KMP and EPB unitholders to make their elections officially expired at 5:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 24, 2014 (the “Election Deadline”).
Prior to the Election Deadline, KMP unitholders were entitled to elect to receive, for each KMP common unit held, one of the following:
2.4849 shares of KMI common stock (a “KMP Stock Election”);
$91.72 in cash without interest (a “KMP Cash Election”); or
$10.77 in cash without interest and 2.1931 shares of KMI common stock (a “KMP Mixed Election”).
Prior to the Election Deadline, EPB unitholders were entitled to elect to receive, for each EPB common unit held, one of the following:
1.0711 shares of KMI common stock (an “EPB Stock Election”);
$39.53 in cash without interest (an “EPB Cash Election”); or
$4.65 in cash without interest and 0.9451 of a share of KMI common stock (an “EPB Mixed Election”).
Preliminary KMP Results
Based on available information as of the Election Deadline, the preliminary merger consideration election results for KMP were as follows:
Holders of approximately 61.3% of the outstanding KMP common units, or 186,390,655 KMP common units, made a KMP Stock Election (including elections with respect to 29,540,534 units made pursuant to the notice of guaranteed delivery procedure).
Holders of approximately 0.9% of the outstanding KMP common units, or 2,868,326 KMP common units, made a KMP Cash Election (including elections with respect to 45,689 units made pursuant to the notice of guaranteed delivery procedure).
Holders of approximately 10.1% of the outstanding KMP common units, or 30,593,050 KMP common units, made a KMP Mixed Election (including elections with respect to 612,506 units made pursuant to the notice of guaranteed delivery procedure).
Holders of approximately 27.7% of the outstanding KMP common units, or 84,100,499 KMP common units, did not make a valid election or did not deliver a valid election form prior to the Election Deadline and, therefore, are deemed to have made a KMP Mixed Election.
Preliminary EPB Results
Based on available information as of the Election Deadline, the preliminary merger consideration election results for EPB unitholders were as follows:
Holders of approximately 69.5% of the outstanding EPB common units, or 98,907,908 EPB common units, made an EPB Stock Election (including elections with respect to 20,218,478 units made pursuant to the notice of guaranteed delivery procedure).
Holders of approximately 7.9% of the outstanding EPB common units, or 11,212,278 EPB common units, made an EPB Cash Election.
Holders of approximately 9.7% of the outstanding EPB common units, or 13,772,542 EPB common units, made an EPB Mixed Election (including elections with respect to 569,173 units made pursuant to the notice of guaranteed delivery procedure).
Holders of approximately 13.0% of the outstanding EPB common units, or 18,451,467 EPB common units, did not make a valid election or did not deliver a valid election form prior to the Election Deadline and, therefore, are deemed to have made an EPB Mixed Election.
Elections made by KMP and EPB unitholders pursuant to the notice of guaranteed delivery procedure require the delivery of units to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the exchange agent for the mergers, by 5:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 26, 2014. If the exchange agent does not receive the required unit certificates or book-entry transfer of units by the guaranteed delivery deadline, the EPB and KMP common units subject to such elections will be treated as units deemed to have made a KMP Mixed Election or EPB Mixed Election, as applicable.
After the final results of the merger consideration election process are determined, the final allocation of merger consideration will be calculated in accordance with the terms of the merger agreements.
For more information on the transactions, please visit the Kinder Morgan web site at www.kindermorgan.com.
The combined Kinder Morgan entities own an interest in or operate approximately 80,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. They comprise the largest midstream and third largest energy company in North America with an enterprise value of more than $125 billion. Kinder Morgan’s pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, CO2 and other products, and its terminals store petroleum products and chemicals and handle such products as ethanol, coal, petroleum coke and steel. Kinder Morgan, Inc. (KMI) owns the general partner interests of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (KMP) and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (EPB), along with limited partner interests in KMP and EPB and shares in Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (KMR).
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is a leading pipeline transportation and energy storage company and one of the largest publicly traded pipeline limited partnerships in America. It owns an interest in or operates approximately 52,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. The general partner of KMP is owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc.
El Paso Pipeline Partners is a publicly traded pipeline limited partnership. It owns an interest in or operates more than 13,000 miles of interstate natural gas transportation pipelines in the Rockies and the Southeast, natural gas storage facilities with a capacity of over 100 billion cubic feet and LNG assets in Georgia and Mississippi. The general partner of EPB is owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc.
KINDER MORGAN ANNOUNCES NOV. 26 EXPECTED CLOSE DATE AND NOV. 24 DEADLINE FOR ELECTION OF FORM OF CONSIDERATION
HOUSTON, Nov. 14, 2014 – Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI) today announced that the deadline for Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB) unitholders to elect the form of consideration they wish to receive in each of KMP’s and EPB’s pending mergers with KMI is 5:00 p.m. ET on Nov. 24, 2014. The election deadline may be extended, in which case KMI will issue a press release announcing the new election deadline. The closing of each merger is expected to occur on Nov. 26, 2014. Accordingly, it is expected that Nov. 26 will be the last trading day for KMP and EPB units as well as Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE:KMR) shares. KMP and EPB unitholders who hold common units through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other fiduciary may have an earlier election deadline and should carefully review any instructions received from their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other fiduciary.
http://ih.advfn.com/p.php?pid=nmona&article=64417735&symbol=KMP
A must-know overview of the Kinder Morgan consolidation
http://marketrealist.com/2014/08/must-know-overview-kinder-morgan-consolidation/
Save the World Air
3 minutes and 25 seconds into our investors "webcast" mentions a 2nd oil company...that's KM.
ALSO.... Kinder Morgan asked STWA.com to speak at their PEG conference last May.
Just FYI.
The point is... If you can increase your output by 10-15% would that make a better buying stock?
Or better yet...going to the source that provides the 10-15%
that being STWA.
IMO
No sure I follow your point?
That's pretty cool...KMP is waiting as well. Might be a year away. But should increase dividends>>>imho
STWA Market Watch:
America’s Bright Energy Future
In January of this year the Washington Post’s David Ignatius penned a clear-eyed and strongly optimistic opinion piece about what he called the “ridiculously upbeat story” of America’s unexpectedly strong energy position in the world. Unlike much of the news media’s typical coverage of the oil and gas industry, this former Wall Street Journal reporter, novelist and International Committee for Foreign Journalism lifetime achievement award recipient is able to connect the dots across the full spectrum of the energy landscape.
During the past half year since its publication, events have done nothing except prove out his assertions that the U.S. energy boom will continue unabated. See if you agree with Ignatius that on “nearly every front, America’s energy prospects have improved in ways that would have been unimaginable just a decade ago.”
Click to read the full article at Washington Post
Enbridge Sending More Oil to U.S. By Diverting Flow of Alberta Clipper Pipeline
Enbridge Energy has announced it will spend $200 million to boost the capacity of its 1,000-mile Alberta Clipper pipeline, providing the Calgary-based firm with the ability to increase shipments of oil across Minnesota by 27 percent to 570,000 barrels per day. The uptick in delivery capacity of oil sands crude will be accomplished by temporarily switching the flow of two parallel pipelines on a 17.5-mile segment across the U.S. border, keeping its operations within existing U.S. State Department permits. The interconnection under construction is just one and a half miles north of the Canada-U.S. border, which will divert the Alberta Clipper oil onto an older, nearby pipeline, known as Line 3.
In addition to circumventing lengthy delays caused by an unfinished U.S. State Department environmental review, Enbridge has sidestepped the presidential permitting process that has held up TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline. Officials with Enbridge added that the Alberta Clipper could potentially increase capacity to 800,000 barrels per day sometime in 2015 following a second expansion in Minnesota to add more pumps.
Also awaiting approval is an expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline owned and operated by Kinder Morgan which carries Alberta oil sands crude to Canada's Pacific Coast. Canadian regulators recently announced their evaluation of the project has been delayed until 2016.
Read the article on the Minneapolis Star Tribune
Africa Oil State Hooked on U.S. Fuel
In a dramatic reversal indicative of America’s resurgence as an energy producer, the African nation of Nigeria, once an exporter of oil to the United States, has become dependent on refined petroleum products imported from Texas refineries. According to Department of Energy data (see chart below), exports of U.S. gasoline and kerosene shipped to Nigeria are now roughly equal to what America imports from the West African nation. Nigerian crude now accounts for only 2 percent of total U.S. oil imports, down from 7 percent in 2011.
The decline of Nigerian oil exports largely neutralizes its importance in setting world oil prices and greatly reduces U.S. concerns about supply disruptions caused by political instability or attacks by militants against oil companies that have occurred routinely in the Niger Delta.
Click to read the full article at Bloomberg.com
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Greggory Bigger
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STWA, Inc.
My concern is being at the right place at the right time... Not for flippers . but for a great investment op...imo
Just thought I'd bring it to KMP board's attention.
ZERO's 10k ...page 13
Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate, LLC Lease
On July 15, 2014, the Company entered into an Equipment Lease/Option to Purchase Agreement with Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate, LLC (“Kinder Morgan”). In accordance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, Kinder Morgan agreed to lease and test the effectiveness of the Company’s AOT technology and equipment on one of Kinder Morgan’s operating pipelines. Equipment provided under the Lease includes a single AOT Midstream pressure vessel with a maximum flow capacity of 5,000 gallons per minute. The Agreement provides for the Company to deliver the equipment to a location designated by Kinder Morgan no later than December 31, 2014. The equipment is to be installed and placed in operation by Kinder Morgan, at Kinder Morgan’s expense.
You aren't concerned about that gap filling?
In Reply to 'footer'
Things will get more interesting soon! IMHO
We are all excited about the contract with STWA...aka ZERO
Producing more revenue is what the AOT does. Z_ERO will make it happen.
jmho
Yep...looking forward to it!
Things will get more interesting soon! IMHO
We are all excited about the contract with STWA...aka ZERO
You should be happier next year when the AOT from ZERO keeps looking better to KMP.
JMO
Yep! I remember when a guy tweeted me about it... He simply said here are a few good ones, I'm just trying to help you get new DJ gear! Lol on point! Everybody let's get money!
Kinder Morgan Streamlines Corporate Structure in $70B Deal
BY Claire Poole Follow | 08/11/14 - 11:41 AM EDT
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12840551/1/kinder-morgan-streamlines-corporate-structure-in-70b-deal.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO
HOUSTON (The Deal) -- Kinder Morgan (KMI_) said Sunday it's bringing all of its publicly traded master limited partnerships back under one roof in a cash and stock deal valued at $70 billion, creating North America's largest energy infrastructure company.
Houston-based Kinder Morgan is buying Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (KMP_), Kinder Morgan Management (KMR_) and a third affiliate El Paso Pipeline Partners (EPB_) it said in its Sunday announcement.
KMP unitholders will get 2.1931 KMI shares and $10.77 in cash for each KMP unit they own, or $89.98 per unit, a 12% premium based on the Aug. 8 closing price and 11.4% based on the July 16 closing price reference date the parties used during negotiations.
KMR shareholders will get 2.4849 KMI shares for each share of KMR they hold, or $89.75 per unit, a 16.5% premium based on the Aug. 8, closing price and a 16% premium over the July 16 closing price.
EPB unitholders will get .9451 KMI shares and $4.65 in cash for each EPB unit they own, or $38.79 per unit, a 15.4% premium based on the Aug. 8 closing price and a 11.2% over the July 16 closing price.
KMP and EPB unitholders will be able to choose cash or KMI stock subject to proration, which is 12% cash and 88% stock.
Simmons & Co. International wrote in a report Monday that aside from the quest for growth, there are plenty of significant questions raised by the transaction, including expectations for interest rates and the ability to continue capturing a generous valuation arbitration via the master limited partnership, or MLP, structure.
Bond research firm CreditSights said it expects the deal to be "very well received by the Street" as it kills two birds with one stone. "We can't help but point out Kinder Morgan is probably the only $10+ billion LBO [leveraged buyout] of the 2005-2008 LBO boom where legacy bondholders will now have their pre-deal investment grade ratings restored."
On a conference call with analysts and investors, chairman and CEO Rich Kinder said he was personally taking all stock in the transaction.
Kinder said in a statement that all shareholders and unitholders will benefit as a result of the combination, holding a single, publicly traded security with a projected dividend of $2 per share next year, up 16% over this year's expected dividend of $1.72. He said the company expects to boost the dividend by 10% each year from 2015 through 2020, with excess coverage expected to be more than $2 billion over the same period.
"This transaction dramatically simplifies the Kinder Morgan story, by transitioning from four separately traded equity securities today to one security going forward and by eliminating the incentive distribution rights and structural subordination of debt," Kinder said. "Further, we believe that KMI will be a valuable acquisition currency and have a significantly lower hurdle for accretive investments in new energy infrastructure. In the opportunity-rich environment of today's energy infrastructure sector, we believe this transaction gives us the ability to grow KMI for years to come."
Kinder said the combined entity will be the third largest energy company overall with an estimated enterprise value of $140 billion. "We will have a leading position in each of our business segments and operate in the rapidly growing North American energy infrastructure sector," he said.
On the call, Kinder said his goal is for Kinder Morgan to be the "biggest company in America" with the fastest growth rate and the largest dividend.
If the combination goes through, it would be supreme vindication for Kinder, who was passed over for the top job at now non-existent Enron Corp. and later bought assets from it to build Kinder Morgan into the colossal energy infrastructure complex it is today.
Still, KMP and KMI have been suffering recently from a high cost of capital, despite $40 billion worth of deals since 2012 meant to revitalize their growth rate. Rumors have circulated in the market that Kinder was considering taking the company private, as he did in 2006 (he took it public again in 2011).
I agree the sector is taking a hit in the near term but it creates real buying opportunities focusing on value adding catalyst to produce more revenue streams and expanded future growth mandates.
Kinder Morgan Energy Trans Mountain Pipeline Overbooked
Zacks
By Zacks Equity Research
March 21, 2014 12:30 PM
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kinder-morgan-energy-trans-mountain-163010441.html
A leading master limited partnership, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) reported that its regularly overbooked Trans Mountain oil pipeline system running through Alberta and the Pacific Coast is oversubscribed for the month of April by 64%.
This implies that shippers will be able to transport only 36% of nominated volumes. The partnership said that ex-Edmonton system throughput for the Trans Mountain Mainline will be 288,087 barrels per day (bpd), while for the Puget Sound line and Westridge Dock, system throughput will be 141,674 bpd and 73,286 bpd, respectively.
For the month of April, the Puget Sound system will not be allocated.
Kinder Morgan is the largest independent owner and operator of petroleum product pipelines in the U.S. Its pipelines transport natural gas, refined petroleum products, crude oil, carbon dioxide and other products, while its terminals store petroleum products and chemicals and handle bulk materials such as coal and petroleum coke. It owns or operates more than 28,000 miles of pipeline and approximately 180 terminals. The terminals store petroleum products and chemicals, apart from handling bulk materials such as coal and petroleum coke. The partnership is also the largest carbon dioxide marketer and transporter in the country.
Kinder Morgan's newest business segment is the Trans Mountain Pipeline (now under the Kinder Morgan Canada segment), an approximately 715 mile pipeline system that transports crude oil and petroleum products from Alberta to marketing terminals and refineries in British Columbia, Canada and Washington State in the U.S. Trans Mountain. The pipeline has a capacity of approximately 300,000 barrels per day.
Kinder Morgan carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
An Overview of Kinder Morgan Inc's Major Projects
By Bob Ciura
March 20, 2014
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/03/20/an-overview-of-kinder-morgans-major-projects.aspx
The sheer size of Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI ) may surprise you. In fact, by combining the enterprise values of its various publicly traded entities, which include El Paso Pipeline Partners (NYSE: EPB ) , and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (NYSE: KMP ) , the end result is that Kinder Morgan is the third-largest energy company in North America.
To meet the demand generated from America's oil and gas production boom, Kinder Morgan is preparing to invest billions in new projects over the next several years. These projects will pave the way for Kinder Morgan's future cash flow and distribution growth, and are the primary reason why Kinder Morgan Partners expects to increase its distribution by 5% this year.
Source: NPR, Kinder Morgan New Jersey terminal photo
Billions in the project pipeline
Kinder Morgan management has identified $13.5 billion in expansion investments in its pipeline and terminals business set for the near future. The company wrapped up a very successful 2013, and its ongoing investments should ensure growth going forward. Kinder Morgan's five core businesses produced $5.55 billion in earnings excluding depreciation, a 27% increase from the prior year.
This year, Kinder Morgan will invest approximately $3.6 billion to expand which will benefit the company this year and beyond. As a result, Kinder Morgan expects another strong year of growth. Its 2014 guidance calls for $6.4 billion in earnings before depreciation and amortization, which would represent 15% growth.
As part of its $3.6 billion in spending this year, it's planning to build a petroleum condensate processing facility designed to split condensate into its various components. This is a $370 million undertaking that will be supported by a long-term, fee-based agreement with BP North America. The project fits perfectly with Kinder Morgan's existing business model, which is predominantly composed of fee-based arrangements that result in predictable and steady cash flow
The condensate processing facility will hold a total capacity of 100,000 barrels per day, with potential for even greater volumes. Kinder Morgan expects the first unit to be in service in the first quarter of this year, and a second unit in the middle part of next year.
Longer-term, Kinder Morgan's project line-up is equally impressive. One of which is the Elba Liquefaction Project and Elba Express Compression Project. This project will add considerable liquefaction and export capability to an existing liquefied natural-gas terminal in Georgia, and consists of two phases.
The first involves installation of six liquefaction units equal to an output capacity of 210 MM cubic feet per day of LNG. Phase two will include installation of up to four additional liquefaction units capable of handling 140 MM cubic feet per day. Construction is set to commence in the first quarter next year and it should be placed into service during the first quarter of 2017.
Another is the conversion of Kinder Morgan's 1,005-mile existing Tennessee Gas natural gas pipeline to a natural-gas liquids service. This will allow Kinder Morgan to transport natural-gas liquids from the Utica and Marcellus shales to the Gulf coast. Kinder Morgan will also build 200 miles of new pipeline as part of the project. This also represents significant potential to boost Kinder Morgan's production, as initial design capacity is pegged at 150,000 barrels per day, and would be expandable to 400,000 barrels per day once additional pump stations are installed.
The Foolish conclusion
Kinder Morgan operates an extensive group of pipelines and storage terminals across the United States. Going forward, management has billions more in planned investments designed to further capitalize on the domestic oil and gas boom.
Kinder Morgan plans to build out or convert pipelines and treatment facilities specifically suited to handle oil and gas from some of the most promising fields in the U.S., such as the Utica and Marcellus Shales. These projects, along with previous investments that should contribute this year, are why Kinder Morgan Partners management expects cash flow growth and plans to increase its distribution by 5% this year. As a result, you should be excited about Kinder Morgan's project line-up and its potential for future distribution growth.
Good to see you again Rink. But Cramer selling Line opened a nice buying opportunity for it. Line is paying 10% yield. But KMP is very attractive to me under 70.
It's also worth noting Cramer bought KMP at 76 and it's down too. Its mainly sector driven.
Mr. Cramer argued that investors should shift their focus into Kinder Morgan Energy Partners as CEO Rich Kinder is more bankable.
Jim Cramer, one of Linn Energy’s most vocal bulls, has turned bearish the stock in favor of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners.
Has the expansion started yet?
In Reply to 'Jett Rink'
Kinder Morgan is has opened Phase I of its 7.1mbbl Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal (BOSTCO) facility, which allows for high-speed loading of fuel oil on the Houston Ship Channel.
KMP and partner TransMontaigne Partners are planning an expansion of the facility to 8.6mbbl in 1Q14.
Kinder Morgan is has opened Phase I of its 7.1mbbl Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal (BOSTCO) facility, which allows for high-speed loading of fuel oil on the Houston Ship Channel.
KMP and partner TransMontaigne Partners are planning an expansion of the facility to 8.6mbbl in 1Q14.
Webcast today at 830. I suspect they will relate ops to taper and refute hedgeye claims.
Agree. The dividend has been consistently increased, often on a quarterly basis. COO recently purchased stock.
In spite of attacks by a Hedge worm.... I like Deutsche Banks target of $102 and buy rating.
http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/1260962?
And I like another SA authors reasoning for a sustainable and growing [20+years) distribution.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1673662-kinder-morgan-energy-partners-is-a-solid-investment?
KMP record speaks for itself.
KMP below 80.00. Buying opportunity.
KMP increases dividend again. 1.32 quarterly payout.
Any thoughts on the current fall?
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners Increases Quarterly Distribution to $1.30 Per Unit
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 16:06ET
http://www.knobias.com/story.htm?eid=3.1.64cf7199c8ccec9776272490331030d8fe8389adde7dacb37c3f4b133966e55e
Up 8% Over First Quarter 2012
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today increased its quarterly cash distribution per common unit to $1.30 ($5.20 annualized) payable on May 15, 2013, to unitholders of record as of April 29, 2013. This represents an 8 percent increase over the first quarter 2012 cash distribution per unit of $1.20 ($4.80 annualized) and is up from $1.29 per unit ($5.16 annualized) for the fourth quarter of 2012. KMP has increased the distribution 47 times since current management took over in February 1997.
Chairman and CEO Richard D. Kinder said, "KMP had a strong first quarter as our stable and diversified assets continued to grow and produce incremental cash flow. Our five business segments produced approximately $1.276 billion in segment earnings before DD&A and certain items, a 24 percent increase over the first quarter of 2012. KMP also produced cash in excess of our first quarter distribution of approximately $62 million. Growth was spearheaded by contributions from the drop downs of Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) and El Paso Natural Gas (EPNG), record export coal volumes in our Terminals business, strong oil and record NGL production at SACROC in our CO2 segment, and good results in our Products Pipelines business. Looking forward, we see exceptional growth opportunities across all of our business segments, as there is a need to build additional midstream infrastructure to move or store oil, gas and liquids from the prolific shale plays in the United States and the oilsands in Alberta, along with increasing demand for export coal and CO2. We currently have identified more than $11 billion in expansion and joint venture investments at KMP and we are pursuing customer commitments for many more projects. Additionally, we expect to close the Copano acquisition in early May, and we look forward to adding Copano's strategic gathering and processing assets and talented employees to the KMP team."
KMP reported first quarter distributable cash flow before certain items of $550 million, up 19 percent from $462 million for the comparable period in 2012. Distributable cash flow per unit before certain items was $1.46 compared to $1.37 for the first quarter last year. First quarter net income before certain items was $655 million compared to $534 million for the same period in 2012. Including certain items, net income was $792 million compared to $208 million for the first quarter last year. Certain items for the first quarter totaled a net gain of approximately $137 million (the majority of which pertained to a gain on the sale of the Express-Platte Pipeline) versus a net loss of $326 million for the same period last year.
Overview of Business Segments
The Natural Gas Pipelines business produced first quarter segment earnings before DD&A and certain items of $497 million, up 78 percent from $279 million for the same period last year due to dropdowns in 2012 and 2013 following the close of the El Paso Corporation acquisition in May of 2012. This segment is currently on track to meet its published annual budget of 54 percent growth.
"Growth in this segment compared to the first quarter last year was driven by KMP's purchases of Tennessee Gas Pipeline, El Paso Natural Gas pipeline and certain midstream assets," Kinder explained. "First quarter earnings in this segment also benefited from good results at our Eagle Ford assets." Natural Gas Pipelines segment's earnings were impacted in the first quarter by the November 2012 divestitures of our Rockies assets, but that impact was more than mitigated by the dropdowns, as KMP now owns 100 percent of TGP, EPNG and El Paso's former midstream assets.
Overall segment transport volumes were up 7 percent in the first quarter compared to the same period last year, reflecting higher Eagle Ford volumes and increased deliveries to Mexico on the Texas intrastate pipeline system, a new supply project at TGP and colder weather in the Northeast.
"We continue to believe that natural gas is the future play for America because it's domestic, clean, abundant and very reasonably priced," Kinder stated. "Everything points to the continued development of natural gas supplies in the United States, which drives demand for midstream infrastructure to connect the additional supplies to markets. This should create significant opportunities for KMP."
The CO2 business produced first quarter segment earnings before DD&A and certain items of $340 million, up 1 percent from $337 million for the same period in 2012, and currently is expected to be slightly above its published annual budget of 5 percent growth.
"Our CO2 business had a good first quarter led by strong oil and record NGL production at SACROC, along with increased production at the Katz Field," Kinder said. "The Snyder Gas Plant had record gross NGL production of 20.5 thousand barrels per day (MBbl/d) for the first quarter, up 15 percent from the same period in 2012. This is the first time that we have averaged over 20 MBbl/d for a full quarter and we also set a new monthly record of almost 21 MBbl/d for February. This segment continued to be impacted by lower NGL prices, however, which declined about 24 percent compared to the first quarter of 2012. It was also negatively impacted by a wide Midland-Cushing spread (which lowered our average price per barrel) during January and February, which has now corrected."
Oil production at the SACROC Unit increased to 30.7 MBbl/d in the first quarter, up 14 percent from 26.9 MBbl/d for the same period last year, and above plan. Production continued to be relatively stable at the Yates Field, which produced 20.5 MBbl/d in the first quarter, about 3 percent down from 21.2 MBbl/d for the same period last year, but relatively flat to plan. Production at the Katz Field was 2.1 MBbl/d in the first quarter, up significantly from 1.5 MBbl/d for the same period last year. While oil response is improving at Katz, production was slightly below plan for the first quarter. The average West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil price for the first quarter was $94.37, compared to the $91.68 per barrel that was assumed when the company developed the 2013 budget.
In this segment KMP is exposed to commodity price risk, but that risk is partially mitigated by a long-term hedging strategy intended to generate more stable realized prices. The realized weighted average oil price per barrel for the first quarter, with all hedges allocated to oil, was $86.85 versus $90.63 for the same period in 2012. The realized weighted average NGL price per barrel for the year, allocating none of the hedges to NGLs, was $46.48 for the first quarter compared to $61.36 for the same period in 2012.
The Products Pipelines business produced first quarter segment earnings before DD&A and certain items of $200 million, up 14 percent from $176 million for the comparable period in 2012, and currently is on track to slightly exceed its published annual budget of 6 percent growth.
"The increase in earnings compared to the first quarter of 2012 was driven by higher volumes and revenues from the Cochin Pipeline, higher transmix volumes with improved margins and contributions from the Kinder Morgan Crude and Condensate Pipeline, which was completed in the second quarter of 2012," Kinder said. "NGL volumes and revenues increased approximately 32 percent and 56 percent, respectively, compared to the first quarter last year reflecting the ethane-propane mix Cochin began transporting in June of 2012. Also in the first quarter, we entered into an additional long-term contract with BP North America to construct a second phase of the condensate splitter project on the Houston Ship Channel. This approximately $360 million initiative is one of several large projects (see other news section) that will drive future earnings in this segment."
Total refined products volumes for the first quarter were up 1.4 percent and revenues increased by 2 percent compared to the same period last year including Plantation. Overall segment gasoline volumes (including transported ethanol on the Central Florida Pipeline) were up 2.8 percent compared to the first quarter of 2012, and up 15 percent on Plantation due primarily to allocations from a competing pipeline. Overall segment diesel volumes declined 2.4 percent versus the first quarter last year, while jet fuel volumes were up 1.1 percent. Gasoline and diesel volumes continued to decline at CALNEV due to a competing pipeline, although military volumes increased nicely. Across the entire system, military jet fuel volumes were up 2.6 percent compared to the first quarter of 2012.
The Products Pipelines segment handled over 9 million barrels of biofuels (ethanol and biodiesel) in the first quarter, up 20 percent from the same period a year ago, driven in part by the August 2012 acquisition of a biofuel transload terminal in South Carolina. This segment continues to make investments in assets across its operations to accommodate more biofuels.
The Terminals business produced first quarter segment earnings before DD&A and certain items of $187 million, flat with the first quarter of 2012, and currently expects to be slightly below its published annual budget of 12 percent growth.
"Highlights for the first quarter included record demand for export coal and higher earnings from certain liquids terminals," Kinder said. "Pier IX had a record month for March with outbound coal volumes of more than 1.7 million tons. Export coal volumes increased by 12 percent for the first quarter versus the same period last year, although we continued to experience weakness in domestic coal volumes." Liquids terminals in the Northeast and the Gulf realized higher earnings due to new and restructured contracts with higher rates. This segment was impacted by a decrease in petcoke volumes compared to the first quarter of 2012 due to numerous refinery shutdowns and a decline in steel volumes.
"Also in the first quarter, KMP announced its fifth crude by rail project (see other news), which is part of KW Express, our joint venture with Watco Companies," Kinder said. "As discussed at our investor conference in January, the Terminals segment is well positioned to benefit from the growing crude by rail opportunities, and we currently have signed or are pursuing over $400 million in crude by rail projects across North America."
For the first quarter, Terminals handled 15.2 million barrels of ethanol, down compared to the same period last year. The decrease was primarily due to the conversion to crude and vegetable oil at two terminals that handled ethanol, along with a decline in volumes at the company's coastal facilities attributable to increased import barrels, which was partially offset by higher ethanol volumes at KMP's inland terminals. Combined, the terminals and products pipelines business segments handled 23.9 million barrels of ethanol, a 5 percent decline versus the first quarter of 2012. KMP continues to handle approximately 30 percent of the ethanol used in the United States.
Kinder Morgan Canada produced first quarter segment earnings before DD&A and certain items of $52 million, up 4 percent from $50 million for the same period in 2012. Kinder Morgan Canada is expected to come in below its published annual budget of 3 percent growth due to the sale of Express-Platte. However, overall at KMP, the sale is expected to be modestly accretive.
"Growth in the first quarter compared to the same period last year resulted from strong performance at the Express-Platte pipeline system and increased deliveries into Washington state on our Puget Sound pipeline system," Kinder said. A new three-year toll agreement on Trans Mountain has now been approved by the National Energy Board and goes through 2015 which will benefit this segment moving forward.
2013 Outlook
As previously announced, KMP expects to declare cash distributions of $5.28 per unit for 2013, a 6 percent increase over its 2012 distribution of $4.98 per unit. KMP's 2013 budget included the March 1 dropdown noted in the Natural Gas Pipelines section. (KMR also expects to declare distributions of $5.28 per share for 2013, and the distribution to KMR shareholders will be paid in the form of additional KMR shares.)
In 2013, KMP expects to:
-- Generate over $5.4 billion in business segment earnings before DD&A
(adding back KMP's share of joint venture DD&A), an increase of about
$0.9 billion over 2012.
-- Distribute over $2 billion to its limited partners.
-- Produce excess cash flow of more than $30 million above its distribution
target of $5.28 per unit.
-- Invest over $3 billion in expansions (including contributions to joint
ventures) and small acquisitions (excluding the dropdowns from Kinder
Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI)). Over $625 million of the equity required for
this investment program is expected to be funded by KMR dividends.
KMP's expectations assume an average WTI crude oil price of approximately $91.68 per barrel in 2013, which approximated the forward curve at the time the budget was prepared. The overwhelming majority of cash generated by KMP's assets is fee based and is not sensitive to commodity prices. In its CO2 segment, the company hedges the majority of its oil production, but does have exposure to unhedged volumes, a significant portion of which are natural gas liquids. For 2013, the company expects that every $1 change in the average WTI crude oil price per barrel will impact the CO2 segment by approximately $6 million, or approximately 0.1 percent of KMP's combined business segments' anticipated segment earnings before DD&A.
Other News
Natural Gas Pipelines
-- On Jan. 29, KMP and Copano entered into a definitive agreement whereby
KMP will acquire all of Copano's outstanding units for a total purchase
price of approximately $5 billion, including the assumption of debt. The
transaction, which is expected to close in early May of 2013, is subject
to a vote of the Copano unitholders and customary closing conditions.
Copano is a midstream natural gas company with operations primarily in
Texas, Oklahoma and Wyoming, and provides comprehensive services to
natural gas producers, including gathering, processing, treating and
fractionation. Copano owns an interest in or operates about 6,900 miles
of pipelines with 2.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas
throughput capacity, and nine processing plants with more than 1 Bcf/d
of processing capacity and 315 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) of
treating capacity.
-- On March 1, KMP completed the previously announced acquisition
(dropdown) of 50 percent of El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. (EPNG)
and 50 percent of former El Paso Midstream assets in Utah and South
Texas from KMI. KMP now owns 100 percent of these assets. The
transaction had a total value of approximately $1.655 billion, including
approximately $560 million of proportional debt at EPNG. The transaction
was immediately accretive to cash available for distribution to KMP
unitholders.
-- Work continued in the first quarter at various permitted and approved
areas in Pennsylvania and New Jersey on TGP's Northeast Upgrade Project
and construction is scheduled to begin this spring on the mainline and
compression. TGP is in receipt of all Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) notices to proceed and construct, except for a
horizontal directional drill for a river channel crossing for which
approval is expected in the second quarter. The approximately $464
million project will boost capacity on TGP's system by approximately 636
million cubic feet per day via five segment loops and system upgrades,
and provide additional take-away capacity from the Marcellus shale area.
The fully subscribed project is expected to be in service in November.
-- Tree clearing for TGP's Marcellus Pooling Point project is scheduled to
be finished in June, followed by construction of pipeline and
compression during the remainder of the summer and the fall, with
completion of the project in November. The approximately $86 million
project, which is fully subscribed, will provide about 240,000
dekatherms per day of additional firm Marcellus transportation capacity.
The project includes nearly 8 miles of 30-inch diameter pipeline
looping, system modifications and upgrades to allow bi-directional flow
at four existing compressor stations in Pennsylvania.
-- The comment period closed March 14, 2013, on an environmental assessment
issued by the FERC for the proposed approximately $84 million Rose Lake
Expansion Project, which would provide long-term firm transportation
service for two shippers that have fully subscribed 230,000 dekatherms
per day (Dth/d) of firm capacity offered in TGP's Zone 4 in
Pennsylvania. TGP proposes to retire older compressor units, add new,
more efficient and cleaner burning units, and make other modifications
involving three existing compressor stations that serve its 300 Line,
all in northeastern Pennsylvania. The project contemplates receiving a
FERC certificate of public convenience and necessity and an air permit
in September and beginning construction this fall, subject to regulatory
approvals. The anticipated in service date is November 2014.
-- Sierrita Gas Pipeline successfully concluded an open season and executed
a transportation services agreement with MGI Supply, a subsidiary of
Pemex. The approximately $200 million proposed Sierrita Pipeline Project
includes construction of a 60-mile lateral pipeline from near Tucson,
Ariz., to the Mexican border at Sasabe, Ariz., where it will connect
with a new pipeline planned on the Mexican side of the border. The
36-inch Sierrita lateral pipeline will have approximately 200 MMcf/d of
capacity. A project application for a certificate of public convenience
and necessity, as well as a request for presidential permit for export
authorization to Mexico, was filed in February with the FERC. KMP will
operate the system and own 35 percent of the project.
-- KMP entered into new and extended long-term transportation and storage
agreements with Calpine Energy Services in February. KMP will provide up
to 450,000 Dth/d of firm transportation service, along with 5 billion
cubic feet (bcf) of storage capacity, to serve nine of Calpine's
electric generation facilities in Texas. These new agreements provide
for increases of 150,000 Dth/d of transport and 1 bcf of storage above
the agreements previously in place. KMP will invest approximately
$30 million to expand its Texas intrastate pipeline system in South
Texas to extend service to Calpine's generating station in Hidalgo
County.
-- KMP's Midstream group placed in service in late March its $29 million
West Clear Lake Storage Field deliverability enhancement project, south
of the Houston metropolitan area. The storage field has been enhanced
with 8,000 horsepower of additional compression, surface equipment and
well optimizations. The storage field, which has 85 bcf of working gas
capacity, now has increased injection and withdrawal capabilities.
-- On April 2, KMP began a 30-day binding open season to determine industry
interest in the development of the proposed Freedom Pipeline, which
would convert a portion of EPNG from natural gas to crude service and
transport crude oil from the Permian Basin of West Texas to serve the
refining complexes in northern and southern California. The
approximately 1,025-mile Freedom Pipeline is the only proposed westbound
crude oil pipeline from the Permian Basin and would enable the
transportation of crude from Wink, Texas, to anticipated intrastate
pipeline interconnection locations near Emidio and Pentland, Calif. As
currently conceived, the project would have an initial capacity of
277,000 barrels per day (bpd). Subject to receiving customer support and
regulatory approvals, construction could begin by June 2015 with an in
service date late in the fourth quarter of 2016.
CO2
-- Work is underway on an approximately $210 million expansion of the
Yellow Jacket Central Facility at the McElmo Dome CO2source field in
southwestern Colorado - the first of four planned projects that will
increase CO2 production from 1.1 Bcf/d to 1.23 Bcf/d for many years.
KMP, operator of the McElmo Dome Unit, will construct four new booster
compressors with a total of 47,000 horsepower as part of the expansion
in addition to modifying piping at remote facilities upstream of the
facility to loop parts of the company's gathering system. KMP expects to
begin construction in June with a planned in service date of November
2014.
-- KMP continues to make good progress on the $255 million expansion of its
Doe Canyon Unit CO2 source field in southwestern Colorado where the
company is adding primary and booster compression to increase capacity
from 105 MMcf/d to 170 MMcf/d. The primary compression is expected to be
in service in the fourth quarter of 2013 and the booster compression in
the second quarter of 2014. The project is on schedule and on budget.
-- Construction is also progressing on KMP's project to increase the
capacity on its Wink Pipeline System that moves crude from the company's
West Texas oil fields to Western Refining Company's facility in El Paso,
Texas. The company is working to expand the pipeline's capacity from
132,000 bpd to 145,000 bpd to meet expected higher future refinery
throughput requirements at Western's refinery and expects to complete
the project in the third quarter this year.
Products Pipelines
-- KMP secured a long-term, fee-based agreement with BP North America in
late March to underwrite an additional 50,000 bpd of capacity at the
petroleum condensate processing facility Kinder Morgan is building near
its Galena Park terminal on the Houston Ship Channel. With the new
agreement, KMP will invest a total of approximately $360 million in the
facility, which will have processing capacity of 100,000 bpd. The
investment also includes building an additional 700,000 barrels of
storage capacity for product being split at the facility. The company
expects the first phase of the splitter to be completed in the first
quarter of 2014 and the second unit to be in service in the second
quarter of 2015.
-- KMP continues work on a 27-mile, 12-inch diameter lateral pipeline with
associated receipt facilities connecting the Kinder Morgan Crude and
Condensate pipeline to Phillips 66's Sweeny Refinery in Brazoria County,
Texas. Through the approximately $90 million project, KMP will provide
Phillips 66 with a significant portion of the lateral pipeline's initial
30,000 bpd of capacity, which is expandable to 100,000 bpd. The project
also involves KMP constructing a five-bay truck offloading facility and
three new storage tanks with approximately 360,000 barrels of
crude/condensate capacity at stations in DeWitt and Wharton counties in
Texas. KMP is on schedule to begin initial deliveries early in the
fourth quarter of 2013, with the entire system being operational by year
end.
-- KMP is on budget and on schedule to complete the construction of the
approximately $220 million Parkway Pipeline, a joint venture with
Valero, in September 2013. The pipeline will transport gasoline and
diesel from a refinery in Norco, La., to an existing petroleum
transportation hub in Collins, Miss., which is owned by Plantation Pipe
Line Company. The company completed the Lake Pontchartrain crossing
portion of the 141-mile, 16-inch pipeline system in February.
-- KMP continues its preparations to move light condensate from Kankakee
County, Ill., to existing terminal facilities near Fort Saskatchewan,
Alberta, following the receipt of more than 100,000 bpd of binding
commitments for a minimum 10-year term during a successful open season
last year for its Cochin Pipeline Reversal Project. The company will
begin modifications to the western leg of the Cochin Pipeline to Fort
Saskatchewan pending the receipt of a final permit for the approximately
$260 million project. In addition to the pipeline modifications, Cochin
will build a tank farm with 1 million barrels of storage and associated
piping where Cochin will interconnect with Explorer Pipeline Company's
pipeline in Kankakee County. KMP expects light condensate shipments to
begin as early as July 1, 2014.
-- KMP recently completed modifications to provide for the receipt, storage
and blending of biodiesel at its Las Vegas, Nev., and Phoenix, Ariz.,
terminals. The company plans to begin customer blending in the early
part of the second quarter.
Terminals
-- KMP finalized agreements to support the construction of an additional
1.2 million barrels of merchant storage at its Edmonton Terminal
in Strathcona County, Alberta. Construction of the new tankage is
scheduled to commence this spring following receipt of supporting
permits, with completion expected in late 2014. Phase 2 will cost
approximately $112 million. Construction of Phase 1 of the expansion,
which consists of 3.6 million barrels of new storage, is well underway
and expected to be completed in December of 2013. Total capital
investment for the combined 4.8 million barrel project is approximately
$420 million and is supported by long-term contracts with major
producers and refiners. When completed, total storage capacity at the
Edmonton facility will be 9.4 million barrels, including the existing
Trans Mountain system facility and the North 40 merchant terminal.
-- In February, KMP announced that its crude by rail partnership with Watco
Companies - KW Express - entered into a long-term agreement with
Mercuria Energy Trading Company to construct a 210,000 bpd crude by rail
project at the Greens Port Industrial Park on the Houston Ship Channel.
The project will enable Mercuria to source crude from various
origination locations including Cushing, Okla., West Texas, the Bakken
shale area and western Canada for delivery by rail into the Houston Ship
Channel for distribution to various refiners via pipeline and barges.
The facility will have the capability to load and unload up to three
unit trains per day of crude oil and condensate, and provide for up to
100,000 bpd of barge loading capacity. KW Express will own a minimum of
85 percent of the project and Mercuria will own the remaining interest.
-- Construction continues on the approximately $430 million Battleground
Oil Specialty Terminal (BOSTCO) located on the Houston Ship Channel. The
first phase of the project includes construction of 52 storage tanks
that will have a capacity of 6.5 million barrels for handling residual
fuels and other black oil terminal services. Terminal service agreements
or letters of intent have been executed with customers for all of the
capacity. Commercial operations are expected to begin in the third
quarter of 2013. Contingent on finalizing the terminal service
agreement, an approximately $55 million expansion for an additional six
tanks totaling 900,000 barrels of ultra low sulphur diesel will be added
to the project. KMP owns 55 percent of BOSTCO.
-- KMP continues to expand its chemical storage capacity. KMP has entered
into a long-term contract with Methanex Corporation to support the
construction of methanol storage capacity near Kinder Morgan's Geismar
Liquids Terminal in Louisiana. KMP will build, own and operate the
storage tanks and related infrastructure, including improvements to its
existing dock. The assets will provide critical marine, rail and truck
access in support of a 1 million tonne per year methanol production
plant being relocated by Methanex from Chile, South America. The
terminal infrastructure is expected to be in service during the second
half of 2014, coinciding with the anticipated startup of the relocated
plant. Additionally, KMP has acquired a 26-acre terminal located in
Chester, S.C., from Quality Carriers. The 19-tank facility currently
provides storage for a single customer of 35,000 barrels and receives
product by rail and distributes by truck. KMP is also expanding the
chemical storage capacity at its liquids terminal in Harvey, La. Subject
to customer agreements, the project could include up to an additional 17
storage tanks with a combined capacity of 285,000 barrels. Combined,
these three investments total more than $65 million.
-- Deeprock Development (a joint-venture between Deeprock Energy Resources
and KMP) will build three new 250,000-barrel storage tanks and one new
pipeline as part of a terminal expansion in Cushing, Okla. As previously
announced Deeprock Development initially executed a long-term terminal
lease and operating agreement with Pony Express Pipeline (now owned by
Tallgrass Energy Partners) to handle up to 240,000 bpd of crude oil from
Pony Express. Tallgrass subsequently exercised its option to have
Deeprock Development expand the project. Following completion, the
terminal will handle up to 350,000 bpd and will serve as the pipeline
staging area with connectivity to five destinations. KMP owns 51 percent
of the project and will contribute $11 million of the almost $21 million
project.
Kinder Morgan Canada
-- In March, KMP closed its previously announced sale of its one-third
interest in the Express-Platte pipeline system to Spectra Energy Corp
for approximately $400 million. Based on the structure of KMP's
investment with the Express-Platte Pipeline partners, KMP received
approximately $15 million of cash flow on an annual basis from its
investment, consisting primarily of debenture interest. KMP plans to
redeploy the proceeds from the sale into various growth projects to
further benefit its unitholders.
-- As previously announced, KMP updated the binding commercial support for
its proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline system following
completion of a supplemental open season in the first quarter. Thirteen
companies in the Canadian producing and oil marketing business signed
firm contracts bringing the total volume of committed shippers to
approximately 700,000 bpd. These additional commitments will result in
an increase in the proposed expansion capacity from 750,000 bpd to
890,000 bpd and increase the capital investment in the project from $4.1
billion to $5.4 billion. The expansion will complete the twinning of the
existing Trans Mountain pipeline system from Strathcona County, Alberta,
to Burnaby, British Columbia. Trans Mountain expects to file a
Facilities Application with the National Energy Board in late 2013, for
authorization to build and operate the necessary facilities for the
proposed expansion. The application will include the environmental,
socio-economic, Aboriginal engagement, landowner and public
consultation, and engineering components, and initiate a comprehensive
regulatory and public review process. If approvals are received as
planned, the expansion is expected to be operational in 2017.
Financings
-- KMP conducted a secondary offering in February which issued 4.6 million
shares and raised approximately $385 million. The funds were used to
repay commercial paper debt. KMP also issued $1 billion in senior notes
in February.
Kinder Morgan Management, LLC
Shareholders of KMR will also receive a $1.30 dividend ($5.20 annualized) payable on May 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of April 29, 2013. The dividend to KMR shareholders will be paid in the form of additional KMR shares. The dividend is calculated by dividing the cash distribution to KMP unitholders by KMR's average closing price for the 10 trading days prior to KMR's ex-dividend date.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) is a leading pipeline transportation and energy storage company and one of the largest publicly traded pipeline limited partnerships in America. It owns an interest in or operates approximately 44,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. The general partner of KMP is owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI). Kinder Morgan is the largest midstream and the third largest energy company in North America with a combined enterprise value of approximately $110 billion. It owns an interest in or operates approximately 73,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. Its pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, CO2 and other products, and its terminals store petroleum products and chemicals and handle such products as ethanol, coal, petroleum coke and steel. KMI owns the general partner interest of KMP and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB), along with limited partner interests in KMP and EPB and shares in Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR). For more information please visit www.kindermorgan.com.
I would say that we shouldn't count our chickens before they hatch.
Let's assume for a moment that U.S. LNG exports go off without a hitch; that the governmental red tape doesn't smother these projects.
After all, one word from Congress, and the whole LNG ship sinks.
Today we'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they'll convince the U.S. manufacturing sector not to put up a fight.
Last year, a report commissioned by the U.S. Energy Department touted the economic prospects of natural gas exports to the degree that trade groups embraced the resource as one of the future bright spots for the country. While Shell's deal is likely to give momentum to future LNG exports, the devil is in the details.
John Felmy, chief economist for trade group American Petroleum Institute, said the Energy Department should quickly approve pending applications for LNG exports. Doing so, he said, would be a major win for the U.S. economy.
"It would mean more jobs and growth and less debt – key priorities of the American people" he said in a statement.
The Energy Department report found that permitting LNG exports would result in major shifts in terms of which industries are hiring in the United States. "In no scenario," however, is that shift expected to actually create more jobs.
Environmental advocacy group Sierra Club, meanwhile, said it was "baffling" that the report left out an assessment on the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing, which would likely increase once LNG exports get under way.
Do you see an issue with that happening?
That is very exciting. This is all contingent on the federal approvals though right?
Shell and Kinder Morgan Announce Plans to Export LNG from the United States
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Today : Monday 28 January 2013
Shell US Gas & Power LLC (Shell), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, and Southern Liquefaction Company, LLC, a Kinder Morgan company and unit of El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB), today announced their intent to form a limited liability company to develop a natural gas liquefaction plant in two phases at Southern LNG Company, LLC’s (Southern LNG) existing Elba Island LNG Terminal, near Savannah, Ga.
Subject to various corporate and regulatory approvals, Shell and Kinder Morgan affiliates have agreed to modify EPB’s Elba Express Pipeline and Elba Island LNG Terminal to physically transport natural gas to the terminal and to load the liquefied natural gas (LNG) onto ships for export.
“Kinder Morgan is delighted to be working with Shell at Elba Island on this project, which has already received Free Trade Agreement approval,” said Kinder Morgan Chairman and CEO Richard D. Kinder. “This project will facilitate further development of the abundant natural gas resources in the United States and will be a positive factor in the overall balance of trade between the U.S. and other countries.” Kinder added that the facility anticipates receiving non-Free Trade Agreement approval in due course.
“This announcement underscores how the abundance of natural gas in the U.S. is changing the energy landscape,” said Marvin Odum, President of Shell Oil Company. “With a measured, phased approach, exports of cleaner burning natural gas can help meet the world’s rising energy needs while also giving a boost to the U.S. economy.”
Once finalized, EPB, through its affiliates, will own 51 percent of the entity and operate the facility. Shell, through its affiliates, will own the remaining 49 percent and subscribe to 100 percent of the liquefaction capacity. The project will use Shell’s innovative small-scale liquefaction unit, which will be integrated with the existing Elba Island facility and enable rapid construction compared to traditional large-scale plants.
The total project is expected to have liquefaction capacity of approximately 2.5 million tonnes per year (mtpa) of LNG or 350 million cubic feet of gas per day (Mmcfd). In June 2012, the Elba Island terminal received approval from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export up to 4 mtpa (500 Mmcfd) of LNG to Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries. In August 2012, the terminal submitted a filing to the DOE seeking approval to export up to 4 mtpa (500 Mmcfd) of LNG to non-FTA countries. Phase I of the project, approximately 1.5 mtpa (210 Mmcfd), requires no additional DOE approval.
This project combines Shell’s LNG leadership–from innovative technology to a vast global LNG portfolio and unrivaled access to strategic markets around the world–with Kinder Morgan’s unparalleled portfolio of U.S. natural gas assets and industry expertise.
As an integrated energy company, Shell has an array of long-term options for natural gas that will broaden the energy mix. This includes extracting ethane and other natural gas liquids for petrochemicals production; shipping solutions for LNG; and proprietary gas-to-liquids technology to produce fuels, lubricants and chemicals.
El Paso Pipeline Partners (NYSE: EPB) is a publicly traded pipeline limited partnership. It owns an interest in or operates more than 13,000 miles of interstate natural gas transportation pipelines in the Rockies and the Southeast, natural gas storage facilities with a capacity of nearly 100 billion cubic feet and LNG assets in Georgia. The general partner of EPB is owned by Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE: KMI). Kinder Morgan is the largest midstream and the third largest energy company in North America with a combined enterprise value of approximately $100 billion. It owns an interest in or operates approximately 75,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. Its pipelines transport natural gas, gasoline, crude oil, CO2 and other products, and its terminals store petroleum products and chemicals and handle such products as ethanol, coal, petroleum coke and steel. KMI owns the general partner interest of Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) and El Paso Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EPB), along with limited partner interests in KMP and EPB and shares in Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR). For more information please visit www.kindermorgan.com and www.eppipelinepartners.com.
Kinder Morgan as an operator of North American midstream assets, namely 75,000 miles of pipeline, Kinder Morgan gives us an entirely different perspective than Schlumberger on the energy market.
Kinder Morgan's results are up virtually across the board. Natural gas liquid volume passing through pipelines was up 22%. Overall natural gas traffic rose 11%, driven primarily by demand for electricity generation. And ethanol and biofuel volume rose 11%, as well.
Kinder Morgan has over $2.7 billion in expansion projects underway, and has identified another $12 billion more of potential expansions that could contribute to the bottom line.
While Schlumberger may have shown a bit of pessimism for U.S. energy production, Kinder Morgan shows that the boom in midstream assets is as strong, or stronger, than ever. Incidentally, Kinder Morgan Energy and its master limited partnership, Kinder Morgan Partners (KMP), are probably the best and safest ways to invest in this boom.
It's still early, and there are plenty of energy companies yet to report. Next week, 11 large energy companies in the S&P 500 will report earnings. The gang is heavy on refiners, so we'll have a handle on that segment of the market soon.
Right now, though, it looks like the global chase is still on, and North America offers a very specific midstream opportunity.
Of course Karin and I thank you for your contributions. Happy near year!
I just realized I never thanked you for that great information.
Happy New Year! ;)
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In 2012, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners increased distributions quarter on quarter from $1.16 to $1.20 to $1.23 to $1.26, for a total of $4.85 which was 8.9% higher than distributions in 2011
Based on its latest distribution of $1.26, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has an annualized distribution of $5.04 which gives its units a yield of 6.3% with shares trading at $79.26 as of December 21, 2012.
Looking ahead, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners expects to deliver cash distributions of $5.28 per unit in 2013, a 5.2% increase over 2012.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is a solid franchise. Units have exhibited a downward trend through the year, with high volatility.
Future distributions, while solid, appear to be growing at a slower pace than earlier with projected 2013 distributions growing 5.2% compared to an 8.9% increase in 2012.
In 2012, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners increased distributions quarter on quarter from $1.16 to $1.20 to $1.23 to $1.26, for a total of $4.85 which was 8.9% higher than distributions in 2011
Based on its latest distribution of $1.26, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners has an annualized distribution of $5.04 which gives its units a yield of 6.3% with shares trading at $79.26 as of December 21, 2012.
Looking ahead, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners expects to deliver cash distributions of $5.28 per unit in 2013, a 5.2% increase over 2012.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners is a solid franchise. Units have exhibited a downward trend through the year, with high volatility.
Future distributions, while solid, appear to be growing at a slower pace than earlier with projected 2013 distributions growing 5.2% compared to an 8.9% increase in 2012.
wish I had had Idle cash to load that dip to 74 but I was tied up
50MA crossed 200MA. Looking for a move up.
True; but I'm staying with LFVN already announced a future move to NASDAQ. New pet product to be released soon and 200% growth
There are a couple of very inviting points that make investing in this company very appealing. First of all, in an environment that caters to high dividend stocks, this company tips the scales at 5.8%.
The company's general partner cash flow should drive double-digit dividend growth from a higher proportion of stable, fee-based natural gas pipeline assets. It will continue to grow for years to come with no material commodity exposure.
Kinder Morgan and BP North America Enter into Long-Term Agreements
Jul 19, 2012 8:15:00 AM
Copyright Business Wire 2012
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) and BP North America (NYSE: BP) today announced the execution of long-term commercial agreements to provide BP condensate processing services and storage at Kinder Morgan’s terminals located on the Houston Ship Channel. BP has committed over 40,000 barrels per day (bpd) of throughput at Kinder Morgan’s petroleum condensate facility which will split condensate into various components such as light and heavy naphthas, kerosene and gas oil. The approximately $200 million facility has been designed to provide future processing expansions up to 100,000 bpd throughput. BP also will lease an additional 750,000 barrels of storage that Kinder Morgan will add at its Galena Park terminal. The expansion is part of Kinder Morgan’s approximately $75 million investment to construct five tanks that will connect to its condensate facility with new piping, manifolds and pumps. The company expects the new storage tanks and condensate facility to be in service in the first quarter of 2014.
“BP is proud to participate in a project that helps unlock additional domestic energy production and offers US Producers an alternative home for their condensate barrels,” said Paul Reed, Chief Executive of BP’s integrated supply and trading business. “This long-term commitment demonstrates BP’s desire to provide its customers with flexibility in managing their feedstock and product needs and enhances our strategic relationship with Kinder Morgan.”
“We are pleased to enter into these contracts with BP, which reflect continued strong demand to bring Eagle Ford Shale production to the Gulf Coast,” said Tom Bannigan, president of Kinder Morgan’s Products Pipelines. “Our splitter facility combined with our Eagle Ford to Houston crude/condensate pipeline and associated Houston Ship Channel storage facilities offer customers like BP unparalleled connectivity to the full range of Gulf Coast markets including refineries, chemical companies, gasoline blenders, outbound pipelines and marine facilities.”
About BP
BP has invested more in the United States over the last five years than any other oil and gas company. With more than $52 billion in capital spending between 2007 and 2011, BP invests more in the U.S. than in any other country. The company is the second largest producer of oil and gas in the U.S., a major oil refiner and a leader in alternative energy sources including wind power and biofuels. BP provides enough energy each year to light the entire country. With 23,000 U.S. employees, BP supports nearly a quarter of a million domestic jobs through its business activities. For more information, view our BP in America animation video at
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP)
Company Address:
500 Dallas St
Suite 1000
Houston, TX
United States, 77002
Phone: 713-369-9000
CIK: 0000888228
Kinder Morgan owns or operates approximately 37,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals in North America. Our companies include Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP), Kinder Morgan Management, LLC (NYSE: KMR) and Kinder Morgan, Inc., a private company which owns the general partner of KMP.
Kinder Morgan has a large footprint of diversified and strategically located assets, and we are a market leader in most of our businesses. For example, in North America, we are:
Almost all of our assets are owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners (NYSE: KMP), the largest publicly traded pipeline master limited partnership with an enterprise value of more than $30 billion. KMP is comprised of five business segments – Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, CO2, Terminals and Kinder Morgan Canada.
Management: http://www.kindermorgan.com/about_us/about_us_kmi_management.cfm
Important Company Highlights:
At Kinder Morgan, we pride ourselves on being a different kind of energy company. What makes us different?
It starts at the top with Chairman and CEO Richard D. Kinder, who earns a salary of $1 per year and does not receive a bonus, stock options or restricted stock grants. As a shareholder/unitholder, Kinder’s financial rewards are directly aligned with the company’s investors – if the company does well, he does well
Recent News:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=KMP+Headlines
http://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/KMP/news
Transfer Agent:
ComputerShare Trust Co
800-519-3111
www.computershare.com
Limited Partner Units: See filings
Investor Relations:
Retail/Individual Investors
Mindy Mills 713-369-9449
Mindy_Mills@KinderMorgan.com
Institutional Investors
Peter Staples 713-369-9221
Peter_Staples@KinderMorgan.com
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