Poseidon Oil Pipeline

Summary Information

• Source: Gulf of Mexico
• Destination: Houma, Louisiana
• Ownership: Poseidon Oil Pipeline Company
  • Enterprise, Shell, Genesis
• Website: http://www.poseidonoil.com/
• Length: kilometres (367 miles)
• Capacity: 400,000 barrels of oil per day
• Crude Type:

+++ Brief Description

• The Poseidon system is comprised of a 367-mile network of crude oil pipelines, varying in diameter from 16 to 24 inches, with capacity to deliver approximately 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil from developments in the central and western offshore Gulf of Mexico to other pipelines and terminals onshore and offshore Louisiana.
• Oil is received at the SM 205 platform
• Crude is supplied from pipelines including Amberjack Oil Pipeline, SEKCO Oil Pipeline, Shenzi Oil Pipeline
• Crude oil also comes from oil fields including the Baldpate Oil and Gas Field, Constitution Oil and Gas Field, Front Runner Oil Field and Marco Polo Oil and Gas Field
• Oil can be delivered to the Auger Crude Oil Pipeline, the Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline

+++ Pipeline Status

• In operation

+++ History

• 1996 - Poseidon Oil Pipeline constructed
• 2004 - The pipeline began receiving crude oil produced from the Marco Polo field
• 2005 - The pipeline starts receiving oil from the [[[Front Runner Oil Field]]] and Tarantula field
• 2012 - Genesis Energy acquired a 28% stake

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

1. Enterprise Announces Receipt of New Production Into Poseidon Oil Pipeline System
2. Genesis Energy, L.P. Completes Acquisition Of Interests In Gulf Of Mexico Oil Pipelines, Including Poseidon
3. Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. Acquires Interest in Poseidon Oil Pipeline