Reuters: Regulatory News: UPDATE 1-Kinder Morgan wins U.S. approval to buy El Paso

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UPDATE 1-Kinder Morgan wins U.S. approval to buy El Paso May 1st 2012, 18:57 Tue May 1, 2012 2:57pm EDT * FTC says three U.S. natural gas pipelines must be sold * Kinder Morgan, El Paso own more than 80,000 miles of pipe * FTC values deal at $38 billion * El Paso shareholders approved deal in March WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - cru Kinder Morgan Inc has won U.S. approval to buy El Paso Corp on the condition that it sells three U.S. natural gas pipelines, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. Kinder Morgan, which owns more than 38,000 miles of pipelines, announced in October that it would buy El Paso. The FTC valued the deal at $38 billion. El Paso already owned the largest natural gas pipeline system in North America, with more than 43,000 miles of pipe. The combined company will be a pipeline juggernaut with the ability to deliver massive amounts of crude oil and natural gas over 80,000 miles of pipe stretching from coast to coast. Some observers had feared the company would be able to demand higher transport fees from oil and gas producers. "We are pleased to receive FTC approval and we look forward to becoming the largest midstream and the fourth-largest energy company in North America when the transaction is completed," Kinder Morgan Chairman and CEO Richard Kinder said in a statement. To win antitrust approval for the deal, Kinder Morgan agreed to sell three pipelines -- and Kinder Morgan Interstate Gas Transmission pipeline, Trailblazer pipeline and Kinder's 50 percent interest in the Rockies Express pipeline. It also agreed to sell two gas processing plants in the Rocky Mountain region, the FTC said. El Paso shareholders approved the deal in early March. The companies hope to generate $350 million a year in cost savings, or about 5 percent of their combined earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, Kinder Morgan said in March. Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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