Duke to gather gas from 300 new BP wells in Wyoming

Duke Energy Field Services and BP America Inc. have signed a 12-year agreement to expand gathering and processing infrastructure and services to accommodate BP’s Greater Green River Basin drilling program in Wamsutter, Wyo.

Duke Energy said the agreement dedicates to DEFS gas produced by BP on the western flank of the Wamsutter field where BP expects to drill more than 300 new gas wells. Over the 12-year period, gas production rates are estimated to peak at 100 million cubic feet of gas per day.

“Overall, this expanded infrastructure will enable new gas supplies to be delivered to consumers within the Midwest market areas,” said Steve Blossom, asset manager for BP America, the largest operator of natural gas wells in the Greater Green River Basin.

DEFS is a midstream energy company that owns and operates 64 plants and 57,000 miles of pipeline from western Canada to the Gulf Coast. It was formed by combining the Duke Energy and Phillips Petroleum natural gas gathering and processing businesses. Duke Energy owns approximately 70 percent of the joint venture and Phillips Petroleum owns about 30 percent.