Saturday, February 04, 2012

Koch Pipeline Company - Newsroom

Koch Pipeline puts Helena Terminal in operation
Date: 12/21/2011
The new terminal in Karnes County, Texas, is serving a growing area of Eagle Ford production.

Used by permission of The Karnes Countywide.

Koch Pipeline Company Puts Helena Terminal in Operation
Date: 12/16/2011
The Karnes County, Texas, terminal is receiving Eagle Ford crude oil.

NuStar Logistics and Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. Transporting Eagle Ford Crude to Corpus Christi
Date: 7/19/2011
As part of an agreement with Koch Pipeline, NuStar Logistics has reactivated its Pettus South Pipeline to transport Eagle Ford Shale crude oil to Corpus Christi, Texas.

Flint Hills Resources and Koch Pipeline Company Donate $10,000 to San Patricio County Emergency Responders
Date: 6/30/2011
The companies contributed a total of $10,000 to three organizations that provide emergency response services in San Patricio County, Texas.

Koch Pipeline Company Moving Ahead On 20-Inch Eagle Ford Pipeline in Texas
Date: 6/28/2011
KPL will build a 20-inch crude oil pipeline between Pettus and Corpus Christi, Texas to move Eagle Ford production. The line is expected to be complete next summer.

Koch Pipeline Company Bethany, Missouri, Station Recognized for Operating Safe Work Site
Date: 6/9/2011
The company's Bethany station, located in Eagleville, Mo., has earned Star status under the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP).

Extraordinary Safe Operations Result From Constant Attention
Date: 6/1/2011
Bob O'Hair, Koch Pipeline Company executive vice president of operations and compliance excellence, explains how working safely pays off in many ways, including operating in an environmentally responsible manner.

Koch Pipeline Company Wins API Safety and Environmental Performance Distinguished Award
Date: 4/13/2011
The company won the award for its excellent record of safety performance, achieving OSHA VPP Star status for its entire Southern Operations Group, funding research to improve accuracy of In-Line Inspection testing, having outstanding environmental performance, and winning this year’s API Environmental Award for large operators with the best combined record of spills/volume released per pipeline mile.  

Koch Pipeline Company Planning Another Eagle Ford Crude Oil Pipeline in Texas
Date: 4/11/2011
The company plans to build a crude oil pipeline from Pettus, Texas, to Corpus Christi, Texas, to move more Eagle Ford production. After completion, KPL will have increased its system capability from Karnes County to the Corpus Christi-area to about 250,000 barrels per day.

Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. Employees Complete Year With No Safety Incidents
Date: 1/4/2011
Koch Pipeline Company employees completed 2010 with no minor or significant injuries.  

Koch Pipeline Company To Begin Building 16-Inch Crude Oil Pipeline in Texas
Date: 12/16/2010
Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. will build a new pipeline into Karnes County, Texas, creating the capacity to move an additional 120,000 barrels per day of Eagle Ford crude in late 2012.

Koch Pipeline Company Continues Plans to Expand Texas Crude Oil Pipeline Capabilities
Date: 11/15/2010
Koch Pipeline seeks to further expand its South Texas Crude oil system with a proposed new 16-inch pipeline to connect Eagle Ford producers in the Karnes County area to Corpus Christi, Texas.

Koch Pipeline Company and NuStar Logistics Finalize Agreement on South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline Capacity to Move Eagle Ford Crude to Corpus Christi
Date: 10/18/2010
The pipeline connection and capacity lease agreement will give Koch Pipeline future additional capacity to transport Eagle Ford Shale crude oil to Corpus Christi, Texas. 

Koch Pipeline and Arrowhead Pipeline Add to South Texas Crude Oil Capacity
Date: 9/28/2010
The two companies will move more Eagle Ford crude via the Arrowhead pipeline to Corpus Christi, Texas.

Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. Safety Performance Recognized
Date: 7/9/2010
The company has earned five awards for its 2009 safety performance.

Koch Pipeline Company Expanding South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline Capabilities
Date: 11/30/2009
Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. will increase its crude oil pipeline transportation capacity by about 25 percent in January, 2010.

Koch Pipeline Company Employees Set Company Safety Record
Date: 4/14/2009
The milestone, which was reached March 26, underscores KPL's  commitment to working safely.

Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. Donates Land to Speer Volunteer Fire Department
Date: 2/17/2009
The Speer, Okla., Volunteer Fire Department will build a new fire station on the 1.7 acres, near Hugo.  

Koch Pipeline Company Named One of America's Safest Companies
Date: 9/22/2008
Occupational Hazards magazine has named Koch Pipeline Company to the Safest Companies in America list for 2008 for outstanding achievement in safety performance.

Koch Companies Donate $1.1 Million for Texas Disaster Relief
Date: 9/19/2008
The funds will be directed to the Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, and the Texas Disaster Relief Fund established by Gov. Rick Perry. 

KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. LAUDED FOR SAFETY
Date: 4/9/2008
The company has earned the Occupational Safety Award, the petroleum industry's top safety award, from the American Petroleum Institute.

KOCH PIPELINE COMPANY, L.P. EMPLOYEES EARN SAFETY HONOR IN TEXAS
Date: 12/13/2007
Koch Pipeline employees in Texas have achieved Voluntary Protection Program Star status from OSHA. It is only the fourth pipeline operating group in the U.S. to earn that prestigious designation.

American Petroleum Institute Presents Awards to Koch Pipeline Company, L.P.
Date: 5/3/2006
Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. earns two API safety.

Keep America Beautiful Awards Koch Industries, Inc. 2005 Vision for America Award
Date: 11/17/2005
David H. Koch, executive vice president of Koch Industries, accepted the award on behalf of Koch companies' 30,000 employees worldwide.

Koch Industries, Inc. to Receive 2005 Keep America Beautiful Vision for America Award
Date: 9/28/2005
Company is recognized for its commitment to environmental and safety performance as well as its many conservation projects.

KOCH INDUSTRIES PLEDGES UP TO $2.25 MILLION FOR HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS
Date: 9/1/2005
The company also will match up to $1 million in employee donations to either organization.

Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. Donates to Foley Fire Dept.
Date: 6/14/2005
Company donates protective suits to be used by emergency responders in Minnesota.

The business of preventing leaks
Date: 9/1/2004
Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. president describes how Market Based Management® has helped the company improve operations, and reduce releases by 85 percent.

Koch Pipeline Reduces Leaks with Strict Monitoring and Maintenance
Date: 3/1/2002
Koch Pipeline's efforts to upgrade maintenance programs for its pipelines showcased in trade journal.

Koch Pipeline Company - News
"The 2008 America's Safest Companies honorees represent not only outstanding achievement domestically but prove one of our most valuable exports is the knowledge and will to conduct safe operations globally.

If there were an Olympics held for safety, these companies would all deserve gold medals," said Stephen Minter, publisher of Occupational Hazards.

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