launched a secondbinding open season for oil shippers on its GrandMesa pipeline in response to additional interest.

The open seasonis scheduled to close July 28, according to a July 7 news release.

The 550-milepipeline originates in Weld County, Colo., and terminates at NGL Energy Partners'crude oil storage terminal at Cushing, Okla. It is expected to provide 150,000 barrelsper day of takeaway capacity for producers in the DJ Basin.

The pipelinealso opens up access to Midcontinent refining and trading markets and the TexasGulf Coast refinery complex, the partnership said in the release.