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Western Midstream Announces Expansion Of Powder River Basin Footprint With The Acquisition Of Meritage Midstream

Sep 05, 2023about 2 years ago

Acquiring Company

Western Midstream Partners

Acquired Company

Meritage Midstream Services Ii

The WoodlandsEnergyOil And GasEnergy

Description

Western Midstream Partners, LP (“WES” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE: WES) today announced that one of its operating subsidiaries has signed an agreement to acquire Meritage Midstream Services II, LLC (“Meritage”) in an all-cash transaction for a purchase price of $885 million, subject to customary adjustments. Meritage, a privately held midstream company headquartered in Denver, Colorado, owns and operates a large-scale natural gas gathering and processing business in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming. Completion of the transaction is expected in the fourth quarter of 2023, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.

Company Information

Company

Western Midstream Partners

Location

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

About

The company has affiliates with interests in Whitethorn Pipeline Company LLC and Enterprise EF78 LLC. Whitethorn owns the 620,000 barrel per day Midland-to-Sealy portion of the Midland-to-ECHO 1 crude oil pipeline. EF78 owns NGL fractionators 7 and 8 located in Mont Belvieu, Texas, with an aggregate capacity of 170,000 barrels per day.

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