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the launch of its power

solutions natural gas

fuelling services in the
Permian Basin

NexTier Oilfield Solutions today announced
the commercial launch of its Power Solutions
division, a business dedicated to providing
comprehensive fueling services to natural
Summit Midstream Partners (LNG) facility, Towanda LNG, marks the gas-powered fleets in the Permian Basin. With
today’s announcement, NexTier takes another
company’s first expansion into the Northeast
announces agreements to and Mid-Atlantic market. Entering service leap forward in our commitment to provide
low-cost, low-carbon solutions to the oil and
in January 2021, Towanda LNG has already
resolve 2015 discovery of produced more than one million gallons gas industry.
The addition of Power Solutions integrates
of LNG and has supported a wide range
produced water release of customers across Pennsylvania and the the latest in compressed natural gas (CNG)
broader region.
supply and field-gas handling technologies
Summit Midstream Partners LP (SMLP) Located in the heart of the Marcellus with NexTier’s existing portfolio of natural
today announced that it has entered shale gas production region, the Wyalusing, gas-fueled completion services. This helps to
into criminal and civil agreements to PA, facility broke ground in Spring 2019. reduce fuel costs and improve the Company’s
resolve previously disclosed government In December 2020, ahead of the officially overall environmental, social and governance
investigations into the discovery, in January declared in-service, the facility supplied LNG (ESG) performance at the wellsite. It is
2015 of a discharge of produced water into to support the bunkering of a marine vessel accomplished by displacing a significant
Blacktail Creek, near Marmon, North Dakota at the Port of Hamilton in Ontario, a first on portion of carbon-heavy diesel with cleaner,
and failure to report the spill on a timely basis. the Great Lakes and a major milestone in the more cost-effective natural gas fuel.
The discharge emanated from a ruptured evolution of the regional shipping industry. “As the only service company to provide
pipeline owned by a Summit operating With a production capacity of 50,000 gallons alternative fuel supply as part of our integrated
subsidiary, Meadowlark Midstream, which per a day and approximately 180,000 gallons completions portfolio, NexTier’s goals are
at the time, was a subsidiary of, and operated of on-site storage, Towanda LNG provides more closely aligned with those of our
by, Summit Midstream Partners, the parent affordable and reliable LNG supplies to customers,” said Aaron Hilber, Vice President
entity of SMLP. The companies are now customers ranging from commercial and of Power Solutions at NexTier. “The key driver
subsidiaries of SMLP, since SMLP’s acquisition industrial users to local gas utilities and power to achieving our mutual goals of reducing fuel
of all the outstanding membership interests in generation facilities. costs and decreasing emissions is NexTier’s
Meadowlark on March 4, 2016, and SMLP’s “Given its location and capabilities, ability to maximize diesel displacement.”
acquisition of Summit Investments on May Towanda LNG is truly well-positioned Operations commenced with NexTier
28, 2020. to provide more customers access to the supplying CNG to one of its ESG Platinum
SUMMIT MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP, August region’s cost-advantaged natural gas supplies. frack fleets. The operation has been successful
05, 2021 Since the first LNG bunkering at the Port in achieving diesel displacement rates greater
of Hamilton, Towanda LNG has already than 80% in the fleet’s dual-fuel pumps during
supplied LNG for several other marine operations, driven by integrated efficiencies
DOWNSTREAM vessel bunkerings,” said Roger Williams, and improved coordination. Also on-site is
Vice President of Commercial LNG and Gas the Company’s proprietary pressure reduction
Small-scale Towanda LNG Development at BHE GT&S. “In addition to system (PRS), which safely manages the CNG
that was delivered to the wellsite via NexTier’s
LNG supply, Pivotal LNG also offers turn-
facility in Pennsylvania key solutions including mobile LNG tanks CNG trailers. This first-of-its-kind PRS skid
boasts improved reliability and the highest
with vaporisers. We’re dedicated to working
marks Pivotal LNG’s with our customers to find a solution to capacity in the market, suitable for even
the most demanding projects. The PRS also
their fuelling needs. Towanda LNG is a great
expansion to Northeast, addition to Pivotal’s already well-established incorporates patent-pending technology to
eliminate the traditional challenges associated
LNG network in the Southeast.”
supporting region with PIVOTAL LNG, August 02, 2021 with introducing field gas into the fuel supply.
All Power Solutions equipment is outfitted
new and cleaner energy SERVICES with NexTier’s MDT control system, enabling
real-time visibility into every aspect of the
solutions operation via the NexHub® Digital Center.
NEXTIER OILFIELD SOLUTIONS, August 02,
Pivotal LNG’s newest liquefied natural gas NexTier announces 2021

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