Permian Express Oil Pipeline

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Permian Express Oil Pipeline is an operating oil pipeline in the United States.

Location

The pipeline runs from Wichita Falls, Texas, to Nederland, Texas.

Project details

Phase I

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• Operator:
• Owner: Permian Express Partners LLC
• Parent company: Energy Transfer [85%]; ExxonMobil [15%]
  • Originally Sunoco Logistics; Exxon Mobil (prior to Sunoco Logistics' merger with Energy Transfer)
• Capacity: 200,000 bpd
• Length: 300 mi
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2013

Phase II

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• Operator:
• Owner: Permian Express Partners LLC
• Parent company: Energy Transfer [85%]; ExxonMobil [15%]
  • Originally Sunoco Logistics; Exxon Mobil (prior to Sunoco Logistics' merger with Energy Transfer)
• Capacity: 230,000 bpd
• Length: 334 miles
• Diameter: 20, 24 in
• Oil source: Permian Basin
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2015

Phase III

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• Operator:
• Owner: Permian Express Partners LLC
• Parent company: Energy Transfer [85%]; ExxonMobil [15%]
  • Originally Sunoco Logistics; Exxon Mobil (prior to Sunoco Logistics' merger with Energy Transfer)
• Capacity: 140,000 bpd
• Length: 0.0 new miles of pipeline
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2017

Phase IV

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• Operator:
• Owner: Permian Express Partners LLC
• Parent company: Energy Transfer [85%]; ExxonMobil [15%]
  • Originally Sunoco Logistics; Exxon Mobil (prior to Sunoco Logistics' merger with Energy Transfer)
• Capacity: 120,000 bpd
• Length: 400 mi
• Diameter: 24 in
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2019

Background

Phase I

In 2012 Sunoco Logistics announced its plan for a 300-mile pipeline from Wichita Falls, Texas to Nederland, Texas, which involved a reversal of its Wortham-to-Wichita Falls pipeline.

The first phase was operational in 2013, with an initial 90,000 barrel per day (bpd) capacity. The second phase, which would carry an additional 200,000 bpd, was under development.

Phase II

The second phase, known as the Permian Express 2 pipeline, began delivery to refiners and markets in the third quarter 2015. The pipeline provides takeaway capacity from the Permian Basin, with origins in multiple locations in Western Texas: Midland, Garden City and Colorado City. It connects to terminals in Midland and Garden City, Texas. The Midland terminal was acquired by Sunoco Logistics in November 2016 from Vitol.

Phase III

According to June 2020 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), partial service of 100,000 barrels per day began in quarter four of 2017, with the final 40,000 barrels per day of capacity online in quarter three of 2018.

Phase IV

According to June 2020 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the Permian Express 4 expansion, which adds 120,000 barrels per day of capacity from the Permian Basin to Gulf Coast markets, went into full service on October 2019.

Ownership

The Permian Express Oil Pipeline is owned by a joint venture called Permian Express Partners LLC, which was originally owned by Sunoco Logistics (85%) and ExxonMobil (15%). In 2017, Sunoco Logistics merged with Energy Transfer and became its wholly-owned subsidiary.