Pegasus Crude Oil Pipeline

Summary Information

• Source: Patoka Oil Terminal Hub, Illinois
• Destination: Nederland, Texas
• Ownership: Exxon
• Website: http://www.exxonmobilpipeline.com/
• Length: kilometres (858 miles)
• Capacity: 90,000 barrels of oil per day
• Crude Type: The Pegasus pipeline transports almost exclusively Western Canadian crude oil

+++ Brief Description

• The Pegasus is a 20-inch pipeline delivers crude from the Patoka Oil Terminal Hub to the refineries in Texas

+++ Pipeline Status

• In operation

+++ History

• 2006 - Reversal project completed
• 2009 - Expansion project completed
• 2012 - Exxon won a legal battle with FERC over pipeline charges
• 2013 - A major spill happened in Arkansas

+++ Other Information

• The pipeline originally transported crude from the gulf coast to Patoka, Illinois

+++ Links

1. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Expands Capacity on Its Pegasus Pipeline to Gulf Coast Region
2. United States Court of Appeals, Decision against FERC
3. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company Responds to Crude Oil Spill in Arkansas
4. Clean-up Operations Continue in Mayflower, AR