Seaway Pipeline Makes First Delivery of Crude Oil to Texas Gulf Coast
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/06/idUS185034+06-Jun-2012+BW20120606
1/ Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) and Enbridge Inc. (NYSE/TSX:ENB) announced that the initial volumes of crude oil through the Seaway Pipeline were delivered to the Jones Creek facility, near Freeport, Texas, today at approximately 11 a.m. CDT.
2/ The arrival marks the first southbound delivery of crude by pipeline from the oversupplied Cushing hub, and gives producers access to all of the major refineries in the Greater Houston area and Texas City.
3/ Since May 19, 2012, when crude oil began flowing through the Seaway Pipeline, volumes have steadily increased towards the current capacity of <b>150,000 barrels per day (âBPDâ). Work is underway and on schedule to add incremental pumping capacity that would allow the existing Seaway Pipeline to transport up to 400,000 BPD by the first quarter of 2013. </b>
4/ The partnershipâs assets include approximately: 50,600 miles of onshore and offshore pipelines; 190 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, petrochemicals, refined products and crude oil; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity. Services include: natural gas gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL transportation, fractionation, storage, and import and export terminaling;