Basin Oil Pipeline

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

+++ Pipeline Status

• In operation

+++ History

• 2011 - Expansion project launched

+++ Other Information

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+++ Links

1. PAA To Expand Capacity of Basin Pipeline System