OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – June 8, 2010 – Kansas Gas Service will begin upgrading distribution service lines and relocating natural gas meters throughout the city of Hope, Kan., beginning Monday, June 28.
"This project is a part of our regularly-scheduled maintenance plan and is a system-improvement program," said James Lambert, manager of community relations for Kansas Gas Service.
Customers affected by this project will be notified by Miller Paving and Construction, the contractor assisting Kansas Gas Service, or by a service notification card that will be posted at their home or business. The project is expected to be completed by the end of July and company officials do not anticipate any major interruption to traffic flow.
Kansas Gas Service provides clean, reliable natural gas to more than 643,000 customers in 337 communities in Kansas. It is a division of ONEOK, Inc. (NYSE: OKE), a diversified energy company. ONEOK is the general partner and owns 42.8 percent of ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS), one of the largest publicly traded limited partnerships, which is a leader in the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the U.S. and owns one of the nation's premier natural gas liquids (NGL) systems, connecting NGL supply in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions with key market centers. ONEOK is among the largest natural gas distributors in the United States, serving more than 2 million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. Its energy services operation focuses primarily on marketing natural gas and related services throughout the U.S. ONEOK is a Fortune 500 company and is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index.
For more information, visit the websites at www.kansasgasservice.com or www.oneok.com.