Status of Oil Pipelines Impacted by Hurricane Katrina
Friday, September 2, 2005
3pm
Contact:
Raymond Paul
Association of Oil Pipe Lines
202-408-7970
rpaul@aopl.org
Safety assessments have been performed and no damage has been found
All major crude oil and refined product pipelines that were unable to immediately come back on line after the storm are now transporting reduced volumes.
In order to fully resume normal operations, facilities need adequate electricity restored and product to transport
The rest of the nations 200,000 miles of oil pipelines have continued operations uninterrupted
Refined Products Pipelines (gasoline, aviation fuel, heating oil and other refined products)
Colonial Pipeline:
Operating at approximately 70% (70 million gallons per day) of normal capacity which is 100 million gallons per day. Both gasoline and aviation fuel is included in the restart. The Colonial system consists of more than 5,500 miles of pipeline originating in Houston, TX and terminating at the New York harbor.
Plantation Pipeline:
Operating at approximately 95% (23 million gallons per day) of normal capacity which is approximately 25 million gallons per day. Plantation Pipeline system consists of 3,100 miles of pipeline originating in Baton Rouge, LA, and terminating in the Washington, DC area.
Propane Pipeline:
Dixie Pipeline:
Operating at approximately 50% (2 million gallons per day) of normal capacity which is 4.2 million gallons per day. The Dixie Pipeline consists of a 1,300-mile propane pipeline originating in Mont Belvieu, TX to eastern termination points in North Carolina and Georgia.
Crude Oil Pipeline:
Capline:
Operating at approximately 75% (31 million gallons per day) of normal capacity which is 42 million gallons per day. Capline Pipeline system consists of 650 miles of pipeline originating in St. James, LA (including LOOP and SPR) and terminating in Patoka, IL.
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