OkTex Pipeline Company is owned by ONEOK Partners, L.P. and operated by ONEOK Partners GP, L.L.C. OkTex extends in a southernly direction from points of interconnection with the facilities of ONEOK Gas Transportation Company and Oklahoma Natural Gas Company to facilities owned by companies located in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. ONEOK Partners, L.P. (NYSE: OKS) is one of the largest publicly traded master limited partnerships, and 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 Rockie Mountain regions with key market centers. Their sole general partner is a subsidiary of ONEOK Inc., an energy company founded in 1906 that's involved in natural gas distribution and energy services, and owns 42.8 percent of the partnership. ONEOK is one of the largest natural gas distributors in the country, and its energy services operation focuses primarily on marketing natural gas and related services throughout the U.S.