Capline Oil Pipeline
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Summary Information
- Source: St. James, Louisiana
- Destination: Patoka Oil Terminal Hub, Illinois
- Ownership: Marathon, Plains AA & BP
- Website: http://www.caplinepipeline.com/
- Length: kilometres (650 miles)
- Capacity: 1.2 million barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type: Louisiana Crudes and Imported Crudes
Brief Description
- Prior to reversal, the pipeline originated at the St James PAA Oil Terminal in St. James, Louisiana, passes near Memphis and terminated in Patoka, Illinois
- Supply cames from the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP)
- Following reversal, it carries Bakken & Canadian crude to the Gulf Coast
- The pipeline supplies crude to refineries in the Chicago area and also to the Memphis Refinery and Catlettsburg Refinery
Pipeline Status
- In operation
History
- 2004 - Plains All American closed the acquisition of an interest in the Capline Pipeline System
- 2014 - Study launched to assess reversing the flow
- 2021 - Pipeline reopened following reversal
Other Information
- The pipeline was chronically under utilised as growing volumes of Canadian crude reduced the demand for imported crude oils, so its direction was reversed
