Portland Montreal Oil Pipeline
Summary Information
- Source: South Portland, Maine, USA
- Destination: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Ownership: Montreal Pipe Line Limited (MPLL)
- Website: http://www.pmpl.com/
- Length: kilometres (236 miles)
- Capacity: 600,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type:
Brief Description
- The pipelines deliver crude oil directly to a refinery in Montreal, Quebec and through connections with other pipelines in Montreal, the system provides crude requirements for other refineries in the province of Ontario.
- The system has one 18" and one 24" pipeline
Pipeline Status
- Capacity utilisation on the pipeline is very low, due to increased Canadian crude production and refinery closures
- The company is assessing the possibility of reversing the pipeline, to export Canadian crudes
- See Portland-Montreal Oil Pipeline Reversal Project
History
- 1941 - Company formed
- 1950 - 18-inch pipeline was constructed
- 1965 - 24-inch pipeline constructed
- 1982 - 12-inch line decommissioned
- 1999 - Service activated between Montreal and Sarnia
- 2008 - Pipeline reversal project study announced
Other Information
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