Longhorn Oil Pipeline
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Longhorn Oil Pipeline, also known as the Houston-to-El Paso Pipeline, is an operating oil and refined products pipeline system in the United States.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from Crane, Texas, to the East Houston Terminal, Texas, United States.
Project details
- Operator: ONEOK, Inc.[2]
- Owner: ONEOK, Inc.[3]
- Parent company: ONEOK, Inc[3]
- Capacity: 275,000 barrels per day[4]
- Length: 740 miles[5]
- Diameter: 8, 18, 20 inches[6][5]
- Status: Operating[4]
- Start year: 1950 (approx.), 2013
Crude oil system
The Longhorn pipeline system is made up of two distinct systems.[7][5] The crude oil system is made up of the following segments:[5]
- Crane Station to Satsuma Station: 424 miles, 18 inches
- Satsuma Station to East Houston Terminal: 32 miles, 20 inches
- East Houston Terminal to 9th Street Junction: 9 miles, 20 inches
- 9th Street Junction to Galena Park: 1 mile, 20 inches (inactive)
Petroleum products system
The petroleum products/refined products system is made up of the following segments:[5]
- Odessa to Crane Station: 29 miles, 8 inches
- Crane Station to El Paso Terminal: 237 miles, 18 inches
Additionally, there are four lateral pipelines (9.4) miles that connect El Paso Terminal to El Paso Junction.[5]
Background
The original pipeline started in the 1950s and ran from Houston to El Paso in Texas. In 2013, owner Magellan Midstream Partners reversed part of the pipeline, known as the Longhorn line, so that it could deliver crude oil from the Permian Basin to refineries in Houston, Texas. The capacity was increased to 275,000 bpd in 2014, at a cost of US$55 million. The company also added a new point of origin for the line in 2015, at Barnhart, Texas, at a cost of US$25 million.[8][1][9]
In December 2021, Magellan announced that it was evaluating alternative uses for the Longhorn pipeline, including using it to carry natural gas or refined products.[10]
In 2024, ONEOK, Inc. acquired Magellan, becoming the owner of the Longhorn Pipeline.[3][2]
Oil spill
In July 2017 about 50,000 gallons (1,200 barrels) of crude oil spilled from the pipeline at Bastrop, about 30 miles east of Austin. The spill occurred after a contractor accidentally struck a fitting on the underground pipeline system. Afterwards the pipeline was shut off as the cleanup began, and a 1-mile area was evacuated.[11]
Expansion projects
Petroleum products system expansion
The expansion project is proposed to run from Odessa to Crane Station, following the existing route of the petroleum products system.[12]
- Operator: ONEOK, Inc.[2][3]
- Owner: ONEOK, Inc.[3]
- Parent company: ONEOK, Inc[2]
- Capacity: 30,000 barrels per day[12]
- Length: 30 miles[12]
- Diameter: 16 inches[12]
- Status: Construction[12]
- Start year: 2024 (possibly delayed)[12]
- Cost: US$125 million[13]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Longhorn Oil Pipeline, Magellan Midstream Partners Notice, accessed September 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Longhorn Info". www.oneok.com. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Mathews, Chris (March 26, 2024). "ONEOK CEO: 'Huge Competitive Advantage' to Upping Permian NGL Capacity". Hart Energy. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
{{cite web}}: Check|archive-url=value (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Magellan exploring options for its Permian Longhorn crude pipe". Reuters. 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "The Longhorn Mitigation Plan" (PDF). ONEOK. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Petroleum & Other Liquids, Movements, Energy Information Administration, June 4, 2020
- ↑ "Longhorn System Map" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Magellan to expand Longhorn pipeline by 50,000 bpd, add origin," Reuters, Oct 7, 2013
- ↑ "Crude Products," Magellan Midstream Partners website, accessed September 2017
- ↑ Somasekhar, Arathy (8 December 2021). "Magellan exploring options for its Permian Longhorn crude pipe". Reuters. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ↑ "Contractor Cuts Texas Oil Pipeline; 1,200 Barrels of Crude Spilled," Insurance Journal, July 17, 2017
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "Petroleum & Other Liquids Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ↑ L.P, Magellan Midstream Partners. "Magellan Midstream to Expand Refined Products Pipeline System to El Paso". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
