Spearhead Oil Pipeline
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Summary Information
- Source: Chicago
- Destination: Cushing, Oklahoma
- Ownership: Enbridge
- Website: http://www.enbridge.com
- Length: 650 miles (1050 kilometres)
- Capacity: 300,000 barrels of oil per day
- Crude Type: Canadian Crude
Brief Description
- A 22/24-inch diameter pipeline that runs 650 miles (1050 kilometres) from the North American crude oil hub at Cushing, Oklahoma to Enbridge's main terminal in the Chicago area
- It transports light and heavy crude oil from a connection with the Lakehead Oil Pipeline System in Griffith, Indiana to an inlet of the Enbridge Ozark Terminal in Cushing
- The pipeline previously delivered crude from Cushing to the Chicago area, before it was reversed in 2006
Contractors
- UniversalPegasus: Engineering design, drafting and material procurement assistance for the addition of a new pump station for the reversal project
Pipeline Status
- In operation
History
- 2003 - Enbridge acquired the pipeline from BP
- 2005 - Enbridge applies to the NEB for financial support for the project
- 2005 - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a petroleum pipeline rate for the project
- 2006 - Following reversal, the Spearhead Pipeline Delivers Canadian Crude Oil to Cushing, Oklahoma for the first time
- 2007 - Expansion project launched
Other Information
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Links
- Universalpegasus Compression Stations References
- Commission Rules On Rates Proposed For Reconfigured Oil Pipeline Transportation Project
- Enbridge to Acquire BP Cushing to Chicago Pipeline Opening New Markets for Canadian Crude July 15, 2003
- National Energy Board receives an application from Enbridge Pipelines Inc. for contribution of financial support for a pipeline reversal in the United States
- Enbridge's Spearhead Pipeline Delivers Canadian Crude Oil to Cushing, Oklahoma
- Enbridge Announces Successful Conclusion of Spearhead Pipeline Expansion Open Season
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