NuStar Energy L.P. Announces Binding Open Season for Proposed Second South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System Expansion Project

NuStar Energy L.P. (NS) announced today the start of its Second Binding Open Season of its South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System by its affiliate, NuStar Logistics, L.P. (“NuStar”).

Second South Texas Expansion Project

With the first expansion of the South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System nearing completion, Highway 99 in McMullen County, Texas has emerged as a desired new crude oil pipeline transportation origin. Current construction has resulted in an additional 10,000 barrels per day available for a firm volume commitment, after a 10 percent set-aside for walk-up shippers. Deliveries into the proposed Highway 99 origin would need to be under the 45º API gravity common grade.

Under the Second South Texas Expansion Project Binding Open Season, new shippers may sign a Throughput and Deficiency Agreement (“T&D Agreement”) for firm committed transportation rights on NuStar’s South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System at any of the four origin points, including the new Highway 99 origin point. Further, existing firm committed shippers of the first expansion of the South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System may elect to amend their existing T&D Agreement to add Highway 99 as an origin in fulfillment of the contracted volume commitment.

The Second Binding Open Season commences on April 2, 2015 and continues until noon (Central Time) on April 23, 2015. The Notice of Binding Open Season is available on the website of NuStar Energy L.P. at www.nustarenergy.com. Interested potential shippers that would like to receive copies of the open season documents must sign a confidentiality agreement. A copy of the confidentiality agreement and more information about the Binding Open Season for the Second South Texas Expansion Project, including information about rates, service and routes, is available by contacting Rick Webb, Vice President-Business Development, at 210.918.2000.

South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System

NuStar’s South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System currently consists of over 200 miles of crude transmission and gathering lines, spanning from LaSalle County, McMullen County, Frio County and Live Oak County, and continuing to Corpus Christi in Nueces County.

NuStar Energy L.P.

NuStar Energy L.P., a publicly traded master limited partnership based in San Antonio, is one of the largest independent liquids terminal and pipeline operators in the nation. NuStar currently has 8,643 miles of pipeline and 81 terminal and storage facilities that store and distribute crude oil, refined products and specialty liquids. The partnership’s combined system has approximately 93 million barrels of storage capacity, and NuStar has operations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Netherlands, including St. Eustatius in the Caribbean, and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit NuStar Energy L.P.’s Web site at www.nustarenergy.com.

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