Martin Midstream Partners L.P. (MMLP) has agreed to sell its membership interests in Arcadia Gas Storage, LLC, Cadeville Gas Storage LLC, Monroe Gas Storage, LLC and Perryville Gas Storage LLC (the Natural Gas Storage Assets), to Hartree Cardinal Gas, a subsidiary of Hartree Bulk Storage, for $215 million in cash.
Ruben Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Martin Midstream GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership said: “Our agreement to sell the Natural Gas Storage Assets is an important piece of the Partnership’s strategy to strengthen the balance sheet and re-focus our operational expertise on the refinery services industry.”
The Natural Gas Storage Assets consist of approximately 50 billion cubic feet of working capacity located in northern Louisiana and Mississippi. The transaction is expected to close on or around the end of the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions.
“We are excited about the opportunity for Hartree Bulk Storage to acquire the Natural Gas Storage Assets and operate them as independent facilities,” said Steve Semlitz, co-founder of Hartree Partners L.P., “the Natural Gas Storage Assets are high-performing facilities strategically located in the Gulf Coast. Hartree Bulk Storage plans on further optimising these facilities and their capabilities in the near-term, to better serve customers in the ever-growing Gulf Coast region.”
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