American Midstream Partners, LP (NYSE: AMID), today announced that Blackwater Midstream, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Midstream, received the Independent Liquid Terminals Association’s (ILTA) prestigious 2014 Platinum Safety Award presented at the International Operating Conference recently held in Houston, Texas.
Blackwater Midstream received the ILTA award for achieving exemplary safety performance in 2013 at Blackwater’s terminal facilities in Westwego, Louisiana; Brunswick, Georgia; and Salisbury, Maryland.
“We are very proud that our Blackwater team received ILTA’s Platinum Safety Award,” stated Steve Bergstrom, Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “It is an honor to be recognized by the leading industry association, and we view the award as validation of our employees’ ongoing efforts to make workplace safety a top priority for our employees and the communities within which we operate. Blackwater continues to be a strong contributor to American Midstream, and we are excited about the growth projects underway that will significantly increase Blackwater’s storage capacity over the next few years.”
Blackwater Midstream is a developer and operator of bulk liquid storage terminals with 1.6 million barrels of storage capacity across four facilities in the Port of New Orleans in Westwego, Louisiana and Harvey, Louisiana; Brunswick, Georgia; and Salisbury, Maryland.
About American Midstream Partners, LP
Denver-based American Midstream Partners is a growth-oriented limited partnership formed to own, operate, develop and acquire a diversified portfolio of midstream energy assets. The Partnership provides midstream services in the Texas, Gulf Coast and Southeast regions of the United States. For more information about American Midstream Partners, visit www.AmericanMidstream.com.
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Kyle Quackenbush, 720-457-6070
