Basalt Acquires Third Coast Midstream's Natural Gas Transmission Business (Black Bear Transmission)
December 10, 2019
A fund managed by Basalt Infrastructure Partners completed the acquisition of Third Coast Midstream LLC's natural gas transmission business, which will be rebranded as Black Bear Transmission. The assets include seven regulated 'last-mile' pipelines (~550 miles, >1,600 MDth/day capacity) serving utilities and industrial customers across the Southeast United States; terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Basalt Infrastructure Partners
- Targets
- Black Bear Transmission (formerly Third Coast Midstream's natural gas transmission business)
- Sellers
- Third Coast Midstream LLC
- Industry
- Energy
- Location
- Texas, United States
- Transaction Type
- Divestiture
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