Basin Oil Pipeline
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Summary Information
- Source: Permian Basin, Texas, USA
- Destination: Cushing Oklahoma
- Ownership: Plains All American Pipeline
- Website: http://www.paalp.com/
- Length: kilometres (520 miles)
- Capacity: 450,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type:
+++ Brief Description
- The Basin system is a primary route for transporting crude oil from the Permian Basin (in west Texas and southern New Mexico) to Cushing, Oklahoma, for further delivery to Mid-Continent and Midwest refining centers.
- Gathering systems collect crude from various parts of southeastern New Mexico and western Texas and deliver it to Midland for transport on the Basin Pipeline.
- Because the Basin Pipeline is segmented and telescoping, the throughput capacity differs depending on the segment.
- Current capacities range from 240,000 barrels per day to 450,000 barrels per day.
- The Basin system can also receive foreign crude and Gulf of Mexico production at its Wichita Falls, TX station for further transportation to Cushing
- The Basin system is subject to tariff rates regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”).
- The system also includes approximately 6 million barrels of tankage
- When expanded in 2021, the segment from Wink/Hendrick Texas, to Midland, Texas, had its capacity increased from 144,000 b/d to 240,000 b/d. Segment from Colorado City, Texas, to Cushing, Oklahoma, had its capacity increased from 400,000 b/d to 450,000 b/d.
+++ Pipeline Status
- In operation
+++ History
- 2011 - Expansion project launched
- 2012 - Expansion completed
- 2015 - Second expansion completed
+++ Other Information
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