Pacific Pipeline
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Pacific Pipeline, also known as California pipelines 901 and 903, and more recently as CA-324 and CA-325, is a mothballed oil pipeline in California, United States.[1][2]
Location
The pipeline includes multiple segments near Santa Barbara, California, United States.
Project details
Original pipeline
- Operator:
- Owner: Pacific Pipeline Company[3]
- Parent company: Sable Offshore Corp[4]
- Capacity: 48,000 bpd[2]
- Length:
- Diameter:
- Status: Mothballed (2015)[2]
- Start year:
- Cost:
- Financing:
Background
The pipeline was mothballed in 2015, after an oil spill affected the nearby coastline.[5] After a failed replacement project, as of early 2025 Sable Offshore Corp was in the process of restarting the pipeline through a reactivation project.[2]
Expansion projects
Replacement project (901R and 903R)
From the EIA: "This project was canceled. The canceled project would have replaced existing system with approximately 123 miles of pipeline (a 12-inch, 10.9-mile sgement; a 16-inch, 38.4-mile segment; and, a 14-inch, 73.4-mile segement) with 40,000 b/d of capacity. Instead Pacific Pipeline Company (ExxonMobil) plans to restart 901 and 903 (record 272) using the existing, idle 24-inch and 30-inch pipelines, respectively."[3]
- Operator:
- Owner: Pacific Pipeline Company[3]
- Parent company: Sable Offshore Corp[4]
- Capacity: 40,000 bpd[2]
- Length: 124 mi[6]
- Diameter: 12, 14, 16 in[6]
- Status: Cancelled[6]
- Start year:
- Cost:
- Financing:
Reactivation project (CA-324 and CA-325)
From the EIA: "Pacific Pipeline Company (ExxonMobil) plans to restart the existing but empty and idle 901 and 903 pipelines. The system is approximately 124 miles long. The 901 and 903 are 24-inch and 30-inch diameter pipelines, respectively. Originally ExxonMobil was planning to replace the existing pipes (record 260) but that plan has been canceled. New plan has been to restart existing pipeline, needs to be brought in line with CA Bill 864."[3]
- Operator:
- Owner: Pacific Pipeline Company[3]
- Parent company: Sable Offshore Corp[4]
- Capacity:
- Length: 124 mi[3]
- Diameter: 24, 30 in[3]
- Status: Construction[3][7]
- Start year:
- Cost:
- Financing:
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "Pathways for Restarting Pipelines | OSFM". osfm.fire.ca.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Sable announces reactivation of Pacific Pipeline after closure in 2015". inspenet.com. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Petroleum & Other Liquids Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sable Offshore Corp. provides update on Pacific Pipeline Company operations". World Pipelines. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ "https://pgjonline.com/news/2021/december/plains-all-american-hoping-to-replace-ruptured-oil-pipeline-in-california".
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "901/903 Replacement Pipeline Project | Santa Barbara County, CA - Official Website". www.countyofsb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-20.
- ↑ "https://sableoffshore.com/news/news-details/2024/Sable-Offshore-Corp.-Provides-Update-on-Pacific-Pipeline-Company-Operations/default.aspx".
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