San Antonio-based Howard Energy Partners (HEP) has agreed to acquire a refinery services facility in Corpus Christi, TX, from a subsidiary of MPLX LP, management announced Tuesday.

HEP has executed an agreement to acquire the Javelina Facility, a treating and fractionation plant capable of extracting natural gas liquids, as well as olefins and hydrogen, from gas streams produced by nearby refineries.

HEP CEO Mike Howard said the Javelina facility is a “multi-generational asset linked to stable, demand-driven refinery activity” and supports the midstream operator’s “long-term growth strategy and diversification into new services and markets…We will continue to provide world class service to Javelina’s long-term customers.”

Management touted the Javelina...