Kinder Morgan has announced that its subsidiary, Hiland Partners, has agreed to purchase a natural gas gathering and processing system in North Dakota, USA, from Outrigger Energy II LLC for $640 million (€623 million). The acquisition includes a 270 million m3 processing facility and a 104-mile, large-diameter, high-pressure rich gas gathering header pipeline with 350 MMcf/d of capacity connecting supplies from the Williston Basin area to high-demand markets. The gathering and processing system is backed by long-term contracts with commitments from major customers in the basin.
KMI Natural Gas Midstream president, Tom Dender says: ‘This strategic acquisition allows us to efficiently expand our footprint and provide incremental transportation and processing services to meet the growing needs of our customers.’
KMI expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to its shareholders, with a 2025 adjusted EBITDA multiple of approximately 8 times on a full-year basis. Adjusted EBITDA does not include approximately $20 million (€19 million) of expected cash payments in 2025 that receive deferred revenue recognition. With this transaction, KMI expects to reduce future capital expenditures needed to accommodate the growth of its existing Bakken customers. Initially, KMI plans to fund the transaction with short-term borrowings and cash on hand.
