Laurel Pipeline

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The Laurel Pipeline is an oil products pipeline in Pennsylvania, United States.

Location

The pipeline runs from Altoona, Pennsylvania to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Project details

• Operator:
• Owner: Buckeye Partners LP
• Parent company: Buckeye GP Holdings LP
• Capacity: 180,000 bpd
• Length: 350 miles
• Status: Operating
• Start year: approx. 1950

Background

The 350-mile pipeline has been operating since the 1950s.

In May 2017, Buckeye Partners reported fuel deliveries on the Laurel Pipeline from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh declined from more than 90,000 barrels per day in 2014 to under 30,000 barrels per day in 2017, indicating a shift in fuel markets as Midwestern refiners expand into the Pittsburgh market. Buckeye wants to re-purpose part of the 350-mile Laurel Pipeline to give Midwestern refiners more access to Western Pennsylvania. The company wanted to reverse the flow on the remaining portion of the pipeline to carry fuel from Pittsburgh to Altoona.

Buckeye's filing has drawn flak from two Philadelphia-area refiners, Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Monroe Energy, which say they will be harmed by the reduction in market access. Several Pittsburgh fuel retailers, including the Sheetz convenience-store chain and Giant Eagle grocery, have also protested, saying the loss of a major supply source from the East will reduce competition and potentially increase prices.

Expansion projects

Flow Reversal

• Operator:
• Owner: Buckeye Partners LP
• Parent company: Buckeye GP Holdings LP
• Capacity: 40,000 bpd
• Length: 0 new miles
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2019
• Cost: