CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - An energy company completed a new Wyoming natural gas processing plant that doubles its processing capacity in the Powder River Basin.
The plant owned by Meritage Midstream ULC is capable of processing 200 million cubic feet (5.66 million cubic meters) of gas daily, The Casper Star-Tribune reports.
Colorado-based Meritage said the Steamboat I processing plant west of Douglas adds about a dozen full-time positions, while related systems feeding gas into the facility will add 15 to 20 new jobs.
The company plans to rotate equipment to minimize fuel usage and enhance run times at the facility producing both natural gas and natural gas liquids.
The location in the southern area of the Powder River Basin allows Meritage to tap a significant gas market and major roads, company President Nick Thomas said.
Meritage has 1,600 miles (2,575 kilometers) of gathering pipelines in the basin and expects its newest facility to connect to about 100 wells this year.
The company also operates the 50 Buttes processing plant complex near Gillette with a daily capacity of 180 million cubic feet (5 million cubic meters).
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