Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Tulsa, plans to expand its refined petroleum products pipeline system from the Houston area to El Paso, Tex., to a new capacity of about 100,000 b/d.
Expansion includes construction of a new 16-in., 30-mile pipeline along its existing route between Odessa and Crane, Tex., and additional operational storage to facilitate incremental shipments, the company said in a release Aug. 29.
Magellan currently expects to spend about $125 million on the project and expects the extra capacity to be available early 2024, subject to permits and approvals.
The company currently can transport about 70,000 b/d of refined petroleum products (gasoline and diesel fuel) from Gulf Coast and mid-continent refineries to El Paso, with further shipper optionality to access markets in New Mexico through its pipeline system, as well as Arizona and Mexico via connections to third-party pipelines.
