Utopia Ethane Pipeline

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Utopia Ethane Pipeline is an operating ethane pipeline running from USA to Canada.

Location

The pipeline runs from Harrison County, Ohio, USA to Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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Project Details

• Operator:
• Owner: Kinder Morgan (50.00%), EIP Investment (12.50%), KDB Infrastructure Investments Asset Management (12.50%), ST International (12.50%), Shinhan Financial Group (12.50%)
• Parent company:
• Capacity: 50,000 barrels per day (bpd)
• Length: 431 kilometers / 270 mile
• Diameter:
• Status: Operating
• Start year: 2018
• Cost:
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

The Utopia Pipeline System was placed into service in January 2018. Beginning in Harrison County, Ohio and extending to Windsor, Ontario, the approximately 270-mile Utopia Pipeline transports ethane to produce plastic feedstock for the petrochemical industry. Utopia’s current capacity is 50,000 barrels per day (bpd) and is expandable to more than 75,000 bpd.