Crestwood Announces the Completion of the Initial Build-Out of the Nautilus Gas Gathering System in the Delaware Basin

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE:CEQP) (“Crestwood Equity” or
“Crestwood”) today announced that the initial build-out of the Nautilus
gas gathering system in the Delaware Basin is complete and the system
has been placed into service with first flow occurring on Friday, June
2, 2017. The initial build-out includes 20 receipt point meters, 60
miles of pipeline, a 24 mile high pressure header system, 10,800
horsepower of compression and a high pressure delivery point. This phase
of the system has been successfully completed ahead of schedule, under
budget and without any employee or contractor recordable safety
incidents. The Nautilus gas gathering system is owned by Crestwood
Permian Basin Holdings LLC, a Crestwood and First Reserve joint venture
focused on developing, owning and operating midstream infrastructure in
the Delaware Basin. First Reserve is a leading private equity investment
firm exclusively focused on energy.

J. Heath Deneke, Chief Operating Officer and President, Pipeline
Services Group, commented, “We are very pleased with the successful
execution of the project by our project management team and key
contractors to complete this project safely, ahead of schedule and under
budget. The success of this project demonstrates our ability to capture
and execute on accretive greenfield opportunities in and around our
current asset footprint, and our commitment to best-in-class customer
service, safe operations and environmental stewardship.”

In September 2016, Crestwood entered into a long-term agreement with
SWEPI LP (“SWEPI”), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc, to construct,
own and operate a natural gas gathering system in Shell’s operating
position in the Delaware Basin. The Nautilus system is designed for gas
gathering in an area of dedication of approximately 100,000 acres across
Loving, Reeves and Ward counties, Texas. The system will ultimately
include 194 miles of low pressure gathering lines, 36 miles of high
pressure trunk lines and centralized compression facilities which are
expandable over time as production increases, providing gas gathering
capacity of no less than 250 million cubic feet per day.

About Crestwood Equity Partners LP

Houston, Texas, based Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) is a
master limited partnership that owns and operates midstream businesses
in multiple unconventional shale resource plays across the United
States. Crestwood Equity is engaged in the gathering, processing,
treating, compression, storage and transportation of natural gas;
storage, transportation, terminalling, and marketing of NGLs; and
gathering, storage, terminalling and marketing of crude oil.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Section
21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. The words “expects,”
“believes,” anticipates,” “plans,” “will,” “shall,” “estimates,” and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which are
generally not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and
assumptions of management, based on information currently available to
them. Although Crestwood believes that these forward-looking statements
are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that any
such forward-looking statements will materialize. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in
or implied from these forward-looking statements include the risks and
uncertainties described in Crestwood’s reports filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and
its subsequent reports, which are available through the SEC’s EDGAR
system at www.sec.gov
and on our website. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s view only as of
the date made, and Crestwood assumes no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements.

Contacts

Crestwood Equity Partners LP
Investor Contact
Josh
Wannarka, 713-380-3081
Vice President, Investor Relations
[email protected]