Nuevo Teapa-Tula Oil Pipeline

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Nuevo Teapa-Tula Oil Pipeline is an operating crude oil pipeline in Mexico.

Location

The pipeline runs from Pemex's Nuevo Teapa pumping station in Veracruz state to the Miguel Hidalgo refinery (also known as the Tula refinery) in Atitalaquia, Hidalgo state, Mexico.

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Project Details

• Operator: Pemex
• Parent Company: Pemex
• Current capacity:
  • Line 1: 500,000 barrels per day
  • Line 2: 500,000 barrels per day
• Length:
  • Line 1: 629 km
  • Line 2: 648 km
• Diameter:
  • Line 1: 24 inches, 30 inches
  • Line 2: 24 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year:
  • Line 1: 1980
  • Line 2: 2000

Background

Two pipelines run roughly in parallel along the route from Nuevo Teapa to the Tula refinery.

Line 1, with a diameter of 24 inches, passes through the following municipalities:

• Veracruz state: Moloacan, Ixhuatlan del Sureste, Minatitlán, Cosoleacaque, Oteapan, Chinameca, Jaltipan, Soconusco, Acayucan, Hueyapan de Ocampo, Juan Rodríguez Clara, Isla, José Azueta, Chacaltianguis, Tuxtilla, Cosamaloapan, Tres Valles, Tierra Blanca, Omealca, Cuichapa, Amatlan de Los Reyes, Fortín, Ixtaczoquitlan, Atzacan, Mariano Escobedo, Ixhuatlancillo, Orizaba, Rio Blanco, Nogales and Camerino Z. Mendoza
• Oaxaca state: Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
• Puebla state: Esperanza, Palmar de Bravo, Quecholac, Tecamachalco, San Salvador Huixcolotla, Acatzingo, Reyes De Juárez, Tepeaca, Acajete, Cuautinchan, Amozoc, Puebla, Cuautlancingo, Coronango, Tlaltenango, Huejotzingo, San Martin Texmelucan, San Salvador el Verde, San Matías Tlalancaleca and Tlahuapan
• Tlaxcala state: Nativitas, Nanacamilpa de Mariano Arista and Calpulalpan
• México state: Tepetlaoxtoc, Texcoco, Papalotla, Chiautla, Tezoyuca, Acolman, Ecatepec, Tecamac, Jaltenco, Nextlalpan, Tultepec, Melchor Ocampo, Teoloyucan, Coyotepec and Huehuetoca
• Hidalgo state: Tepeji del Rio De Ocampo, Atotonilco de Tula and Atitalaquia

Line 2, with 24- and 30-inch sections of pipe, passes through the following municipalities:

• Veracruz state: Moloacan, Nanchital de Lázaro Cárdenas Del R., Coatzacoalcos, Cosoleacaque, Minatitlán, Chinameca, Soteapan, Acayucan, Hueyapan de Ocampo, Juan Rodríguez Clara, Isla, José Azueta, Chacaltianguis, Tuxtilla, Cosamaloapan, Tres Valles, Tierra Blanca, Omealca, Cuichapa, Amatlan de Los Reyes, Fortín, Ixtaczoquitlan, Atzacan, Mariano Escobedo, Ixhuatlancillo, Orizaba, Rio Blanco, Nogales, Camerino Z. Mendoza and Maltrata
• Oaxaca state: Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa
• Puebla state: Esperanza, Palmar de Bravo, Quecholac, Acatzingo , Reyes de Juárez, Tepeaca, Acajete, Amozoc, Puebla, Cuautlancingo, Coronango, Tlaltenango, Huejotzingo, San Martin Texmelucan, San Salvador El Verde, San Matías Tlalancaleca, and Tlahuapan
• Tlaxcala state: Nativitas, Nanacamilpa de Mariano Arista and Calpulalpan
• México state: Tepetlaoxtoc, Texcoco, Papalotla, Chiautla, Tezoyuca, Acolman, Ecatepec, Tecamac, Jaltenco, Nextlalpan, Tultepec, Melchor Ocampo, Teoloyucan, Zumpango, Huehuetoca and Tequixquiac
• Hidalgo state:Atotonilco de Tula and Atitalaquia

The pipeline is owned and operated by Pemex. In January 2011, the pipeline experienced an explosion killing 30 people and Pemex spent $6.8 million in damages.