Stagecoach, REX, Other Pipelines Face Expiring Contracts in 2Q21

When a pipeline company considers whether or not to build a new pipeline, the company conducts an “open season”--a time when drillers (producers), traders, buyers and others who want guaranteed capacity along that pipeline can sign long-term contracts. Such contracts guarantee pipeline companies will be able to make back the considerable amount of money they have to spend to build the pipeline. What happens when those 5-, 10-, and 20-year contracts expire?

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