Cactus III Oil Pipeline

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The Cactus III Oil Pipeline was a proposed oil pipeline in the Permian Basin in Texas, USA. As of February 2022, no evidence exists for further development since it was proposed in 2018, so it is presumed to be cancelled.

Location

The pipeline would have run from McCamey, Texas, USA to Gardendale, Texas, USA.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Plains All American Pipeline
• Parent company: Plains GP Holdings LP
• Capacity: 200,000–400,000 barrels per day
• Length: 268 miles
• Status: Cancelled
• Start year:

Background

In July of 2018, Plains All American was considering the Cactus III, a potential project in the Permian Basin. It would involve expanding a pipeline system in the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, which is southeast of the Permian.

It would run from McCamey, Texas to Gardendale, Texas running along the Cactus Oil Pipeline and Cactus 2 Pipeline routes. Cactus 3 would add 200,000–400,000 barrels of oil per day.

As of February 2022, no evidence exists for further development since it was proposed in 2018, so the pipeline is presumed to be cancelled.