Oklahoma Pipeline Gets $16M Reliability Boost
Published Date: 3/11/2026
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Summary
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline is planning to upgrade and move some old pipeline parts and facilities in Kay County, Oklahoma, to make their system safer and more reliable. This $16.7 million project will help prevent problems like black-powder buildup and improve how they check their pipelines. People who want to speak up have a deadline to do so soon!
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Pipeline upgrade to improve safety
Southern Star plans the Blackwell Yard Reconfiguration Project in Kay County, Oklahoma, to replace about 0.75 miles of 26-inch pipeline on each of Lines TL and N, relocate yard facilities, and install new receiver, filtration, and ultrasonic measurement facilities. The company says the $16.7 million project will modernize aging facilities, address black-powder buildup, enable in-line inspection of non-piggable pipeline segments, and improve reliability and measurement capabilities.
You can file protests or intervene by May 5, 2026
Anyone may file a protest, motion to intervene, or comment on this docket with no fee; the deadline is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 2026. If you become an intervenor you gain the right to request rehearing of Commission orders in this proceeding and to challenge Commission orders in the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal; late motions may be denied unless good cause is shown.
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