Howard Energy Partners acquires operating interest in Midship natural gas pipeline

Howard Energy Partners (HEP), San Antonio, Tex., closed on a deal to acquire equity interests in the Midship pipeline from a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy Inc. 

The 200-mile FERC-regulated natural gas transmission pipeline lies in the SCOOP and STACK plays in Oklahoma’s Anadarko basin. Beginning in Kingfisher County, Okla., and terminating near Bennington, Okla., the 36-in. Midship pipeline connects natural gas production from the SCOOP/STACK to US Gulf Coast and Southeast demand markets via interconnects. 

HEP is assuming operatorship of the Midship Pipeline, which has a current capacity of 1.1 bcfd, expandable to 1.4 bcfd. 

The deal’s closing comes on the heels of another, closed in January, in which Howard Energy Partners purchased EPIC Midstream Holdings LP’s ethylene pipeline through the acquisition of EPIC Olefins LP and EPIC Olefins GP LLC (OGJ Online, Jan. 10, 2025).