ONEOK Announces Completion of NGL Fractionation and Pipeline Expansion Projects

Includes MB-6 NGL Fractionator and Full Looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline

TULSA, Okla., Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE:OKE) today announced the completion of MB-6, a 125,000-barrel per day (bpd) natural gas liquids (NGL) fractionator in Mont Belvieu, Texas, and the full looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline system.

The completion of MB-6 increases the company's fractionation capacity to more than 1 million bpd, reducing the need for third-party fractionation and enhancing ONEOK's ability to serve growing NGL market demand.

Completion of the full looping of the West Texas NGL Pipeline system expands the capacity to 515,000 bpd. Additional pump stations, which are expected to be completed in mid-2025, will further increase system capacity to 740,000 bpd.   

"The completion of these important NGL projects demonstrates our dedication to meeting the needs of our customers by providing reliable midstream solutions," said Pierce H. Norton II, ONEOK president and chief executive officer. "These strategic expansions provide critical NGL transportation and fractionation capacity, supporting NGL growth across our integrated operations."

At ONEOK (NYSE:OKE), we deliver energy products and services vital to an advancing world. We are a leading midstream operator that provides gathering, processing, fractionation, transportation and storage services. Through our more than 50,000-mile pipeline network, we transport the natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), refined products and crude oil that help meet domestic and international energy demand, contribute to energy security and provide safe, reliable and responsible energy solutions needed today and into the future. As one of the largest diversified energy infrastructure companies in North America, ONEOK is delivering energy that makes a difference in the lives of people in the U.S. and around the world.

ONEOK is an S&P 500 company headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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