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=== Summary Information ===
  
 
* Source: Edmonton, Alberta
 
* Source: Edmonton, Alberta
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* Crude Type:
 
* Crude Type:
  
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=== Brief Description ===
  
 
* The Southern Access includes a 36 and 42-inch crude oil pipeline to export additional supplies of crude oil from the Rockies and Alberta, Canada’s oil sands region to refineries in the Midwestern U.S.
 
* The Southern Access includes a 36 and 42-inch crude oil pipeline to export additional supplies of crude oil from the Rockies and Alberta, Canada’s oil sands region to refineries in the Midwestern U.S.
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* The pipeline is twinned with the [[Southern Lights Oil Pipeline]] which brings diluents back to Alberta
 
* The pipeline is twinned with the [[Southern Lights Oil Pipeline]] which brings diluents back to Alberta
  
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=== Pipeline Status ===
 
* In operation
 
* In operation
 
* Two expansions of the pipeline in 2015 increased capacity from 560,000 b/d to 800,000 b/d and then to 950,000 b/d.
 
* Two expansions of the pipeline in 2015 increased capacity from 560,000 b/d to 800,000 b/d and then to 950,000 b/d.
 
* The pipeline transports crude oil from Pontiac, Illinois, at Enbridge's Flanagan Terminal, where it receives crude oil from Enbridge [[Lakehead Oil Pipeline System]], to Patoka, Illinois
 
* The pipeline transports crude oil from Pontiac, Illinois, at Enbridge's Flanagan Terminal, where it receives crude oil from Enbridge [[Lakehead Oil Pipeline System]], to Patoka, Illinois
  
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=== History ===
 
* 2005 - Open season held for Southern Access Mainline Expansion and Extension Program
 
* 2005 - Open season held for Southern Access Mainline Expansion and Extension Program
 
* 2005 - AMEC awarded major contract
 
* 2005 - AMEC awarded major contract
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* 2015 - Extension projects completed
 
* 2015 - Extension projects completed
  
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=== Other Information ===
  
 
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=== Links ===
 
# [[EIA Liquids Pipeline Projects 2015-2020]]
 
# [[EIA Liquids Pipeline Projects 2015-2020]]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:enbridge-commences-southern-access-program-open-seas Enbridge Commences Southern Access Program Open Season]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:enbridge-commences-southern-access-program-open-seas Enbridge Commences Southern Access Program Open Season]
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:enbridge-enters-into-alliance-agreement-with-global Enbridge Enters Into Alliance Agreement With Global Pipeline Partners to Construct Major Petroleum Pipeline Expansions]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:enbridge-enters-into-alliance-agreement-with-global Enbridge Enters Into Alliance Agreement With Global Pipeline Partners to Construct Major Petroleum Pipeline Expansions]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3558 Enbridge Launches Open Season for Southern Access Extension]
 
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3558 Enbridge Launches Open Season for Southern Access Extension]
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Revision as of 08:09, 25 September 2023

Summary Information

  • Source: Edmonton, Alberta
  • Destination: Manhattan, Illinois
  • Ownership: Enbridge
  • Website: http://www.enbridge.com
  • Length: 1,086 km (674 miles)
  • Capacity: 950,000 barrels of oil per day
  • Crude Type:

Brief Description

  • The Southern Access includes a 36 and 42-inch crude oil pipeline to export additional supplies of crude oil from the Rockies and Alberta, Canada’s oil sands region to refineries in the Midwestern U.S.
  • The Southern Access Mainline Expansion and Extension Program consisted of a 30-inch diameter 300,000 bpd pipeline from an interconnection with the mainline system, near Chicago, to hubs at Wood River and Patoka, Illinois
  • The pipeline is twinned with the Southern Lights Oil Pipeline which brings diluents back to Alberta

Pipeline Status

  • In operation
  • Two expansions of the pipeline in 2015 increased capacity from 560,000 b/d to 800,000 b/d and then to 950,000 b/d.
  • The pipeline transports crude oil from Pontiac, Illinois, at Enbridge's Flanagan Terminal, where it receives crude oil from Enbridge Lakehead Oil Pipeline System, to Patoka, Illinois

History

  • 2005 - Open season held for Southern Access Mainline Expansion and Extension Program
  • 2005 - AMEC awarded major contract
  • 2010 - Southern Access Crude Oil Pipeline enters service
  • 2012 - Enbridge Launches Open Season for Southern Access Extension
  • 2015 - Extension projects completed

Other Information

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Links

  1. EIA Liquids Pipeline Projects 2015-2020
  2. Enbridge Commences Southern Access Program Open Season
  3. AMEC awarded lead role on Enbridge oil sands pipeline project
  4. Enbridge Enters Into Alliance Agreement With Global Pipeline Partners to Construct Major Petroleum Pipeline Expansions
  5. Enbridge Launches Open Season for Southern Access Extension