Tallgrass Energy Announces Open Season to Link Natural Gas from the Denver-Julesburg Basin to Markets Across the Country

LEAWOOD, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: TEP) is pleased to announce the launch of an open season to transport natural gas on the Cheyenne Connector pipeline (“Cheyenne Connector”) from the Denver-Julesburg Basin (“DJ Basin”) to the Rockies Express Pipeline (“REX”) Cheyenne Hub just south of the Colorado-Wyoming border. Cheyenne Connector has signed long-term precedent agreements to transport 600 MMcf/d of natural gas with affiliates of Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) and DCP Midstream, LP (NYSE: DCP). Cheyenne Connector will provide takeaway solutions for DJ Basin gas producers, connecting natural gas to REX’s Cheyenne Hub where it can then be delivered to numerous demand markets across the country on either REX or other interconnected pipelines.