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Access Midstream Partners, LP announced a major expansion of the Utica East Ohio (UEO) midstream service complex in eastern Ohio. The expansion will increase UEO's nameplate capacity to 1 billion ft²/d and allows for a processing capacity of over 1.1 billion ft²/d.

UEO is a joint venture owned 49% by Access Midstream, 30% by M3 Midstream LLC and 21% by EV Energy Partners, LP.

Additional capacity is needed to meet new commitments from existing customers Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Total Gas & Power North America, Enervest Ltd. and new customer, American Energy - Utica, LLC, an affiliate of American Energy Partners, LP. These new commitments are expected to increase UEO鈥檚 ultimate throughput by 70% over existing commitment levels.

The UEO complex will provide gathering, compression and dehydration services for American Energy - Utica. The new long-term agreement between UEO and American Energy - Utica includes a 145 000 acre area of mutual interest, installation of 50 miles of gathering pipeline and compression services.

The UEO expansion will include the construction of a second processing train at the Leesville, Ohio facility and extension of an existing high-pressure pipeline from UEO鈥檚 Harrison Hub to Cardinal Gas Services鈥� (CGS) Archer Compression Facility in Harrison County. Additional services also will be added at Harrison Hub, including downstream liquids interconnects and expanded propane and butane storage.

鈥淥ur investment in this expansion at UEO underscores our belief in the long-term viability of the Utica Shale,鈥� commented Mike Stice, Chief Executive Officer of Access Midstream. 鈥淭his growth not only significantly increases our capacity but will improve access to downstream liquids markets. We are pleased to grow our partnership with M3 and EV Energy Partners and enhance our ability to continue providing excellent midstream solutions for our customers.鈥�

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