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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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+++ Links

* [http://www.coqa-inc.org/061809Gilles.pdf Portland Pipe Line Corporation Montreal Pipe Line Limited Crude Oil Quality Group Presentation]

Portland-Montreal Oil Pipeline - Revision history

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