Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline
Summary Information
- Source: Freeport, Texas
- Destination: Cushing
- Ownership: Enterprise Partners / Enbridge
- Website: http://www.seawaypipeline.com
- Length: 805 kilometres (500 miles)
- Capacity: 150,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type: Various Crudes
The Route
- The 670-mile (1,078-kilometer) Seaway Crude Pipeline System (SCPS) includes the 500-mile (805-kilometer), 30-inch diameter Freeport, Texas to Cushing, Oklahoma long-haul system, as well as the Texas City Terminal and Distribution System which serves refineries in the Houston and Texas City areas.
- SCPS also includes 6.8 million barrels of crude oil tankage on the Texas Gulf Coast and four import docks at two locations.
Pipeline Status
- Currently the direction of flow is being reversed
- An 85-mile lateral is being constructed between the Enterprise Crude Houston (ECHO) terminal and Port Arthur, Texas to enable crude from Seaway an alternative destination
History
- 1999 - ARCO and Phillips announced capacity expansion project to 350,000 bpd
- 2011 - Enbridge acquired 50% of the pipeline from ConocoPhillips
- 2011 - Enbridge and Enterprise Agree to Reverse flow on the Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline From Cushing to U.S. Gulf Coast
- 2012 - Open season launced for the reversal project
- 2012 - Open season launched for ECHO - Port Arthur extension
- 2012 - Reversal completed
Other Information
- Enbridge & enterprise partners are planning to reverse the direction of crude oil flows on the Seaway Pipeline to enable it to transport oil from Cushing, Oklahoma to the U.S. Gulf Coast.
- The project will be completed in Q2 2012
- Following pump station additions and modifications, anticipated to be completed by early 2013, the capacity of the reversed Seaway Pipeline will be up to 400,000 barrels per day
- A twinning project will more than double its capacity to 850,000 (“BPD”) by mid-2014
Links
- Seaway Pipeline will Increase Capacity
- Enbridge and Enterprise Agree to Reverse Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline From Cushing to U.S. Gulf Coast
- Enbridge to Acquire ConocoPhillips's Interest in Seaway Crude Pipeline System for US$1.15 billion
- Enterprise and Enbridge to Conduct Open Seasons for Seaway Pipeline Expansion and New Crude Oil Pipeline to Port Arthur/Beaumont
- Enterprise and Enbridge Begin Open Seasons for Seaway Expansion and New Crude Oil Pipeline to Port Arthur/Beaumont Refining Mark
- Enterprise and Enbridge to Conduct Supplemental Open Season for Capacity on Crude Oil Pipeline from ECHO Terminal to Port Arthur
- Enterprise and Enbridge to Proceed With 450,000 Barrel Per Day Expansion of Seaway Crude Oil Pipeline
- Enterprise and Enbridge Announce Completion of Seaway Pipeline Reversal
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