Southern Star Announces Binding Open Season For Sooner Trails Project

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Oct 24, 2014, 10:00 ET

OWENSBORO, Ky., Oct. 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/-- Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. (Southern Star) is pleased to announce the commencement of a binding Open Season for the Sooner Trails Project from the South Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP) production play in Grady County, Oklahoma to the Bennington Pipeline Hub in Bryan County, Oklahoma.

Southern Star invites parties interested in firm transportation capacity on the Sooner Trails Project to submit binding bids between 9:00 AM, Central (CCT) on Friday, October 24th and 4:00 PM, Central (CCT) on Friday, November 21st.

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The binding bid(s) received during this Open Season will assist Southern Star in determining whether to pursue the proposed project and defining the final parameters of such project. If it decides to move forward after evaluating the binding bids, Southern Star will, subject to FERC approval, install the necessary facilities to serve all or a portion of the requested capacity. If a Binding Open Season is successful, Southern Star anticipates service provided through the proposed expansion to begin April 1, 2017.

Southern Star is also interested in receiving non-binding bids for capacity.

Additional information regarding the project may be obtained by contacting Philip Rullman at (270) 852-4440, Jim Neukam at (270) 852-4665, or Pat Coomes at (270) 852-4552. Interested parties may access Open Season information at: http://csi.sscgp.com/ under the "Open Season Information" tab in the Informational Postings on CSI.

About Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline.
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc. is an interstate natural gas transmission system headquartered in Owensboro, KY, spanning approximately 6,000 miles in the Midwest and mid-continent regions of the United States. Southern Star's pipeline facilities are located throughout Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Missouri, Wyoming, Colorado and Texas. It serves metropolitan areas in Missouri (Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, St. Joseph and Joplin), Kansas (Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka and Lawrence) and Oklahoma (Oklahoma City). For additional information about Southern Star, please visit www.sscgp.com.