Capline Oil Pipeline

Summary Information

• Source: St. James, Louisiana
• Destination: [[[Patoka Oil Terminal Hub]]], Illinois
• Ownership: Marathon, Plains AA & BP
• Website: http://www.caplinepipeline.com/
• Length: kilometres (650 miles)
• Capacity: 1.2 million barrels of oil per day
• Crude Type: Louisiana Crudes and Imported Crudes

+++ Brief Description

• The pipeline originates at the St James PAA Oil Terminal in St. James, Louisiana, passes near Memphis and terminates in Patoka, Illinois
• Supply comes from the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP)
• The pipeline supplies crude to refineries in the Chicago area and also to the Memphis Refinery and Catlettsburg Refinery
• The pipeline direction is probably going to be reversed within the next couple of years, enabling it to transport Bakken & Canadian crude to the Gulf Coast.

+++ Pipeline Status

• In operation

+++ History

• 2004 - Plains All American closed the acquisition of an interest in the Capline Pipeline System
• 2014 - Study launched to assess reversing the flow

+++ Other Information

• The pipeline is chronically underutilised as growing volumes of Canadian crude reduce the demand for imported crude oils

+++ Links

1. Capline Webpage
2. Shell to Sell Its Cushing/Ozark/Woodpat/Osage Pipeline System; Culminates a Year of Several Divestitures From Non-Strategic U.S. Assets
3. PAA Closes Capline Acquisition from Shell Pipeline, L.P.
4. Capline Owners Announce Study of Future Operations