Longford to Long Island Point Oil Pipeline

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Longford to Long Island Point Oil Pipeline is a retired oil pipeline in Australia.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from Esso’s Longford Plant (Longford) in Gippsland Victoria to the Long Island Point facility (LIP) at Hastings, Victoria.[1][2]

Project Details

  • Operator: Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd[3]
  • Owner: Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd (50%); BHP Group Ltd (50%)[4]
  • Parent company: ExxonMobil (50%); BHP Group Ltd (50%)[5]
  • Length: 187 kilometers[6]
  • Diameter: 700 mm[6]
  • Status: Retired[6]
  • Start Year: 1969[6]

Background

The pipeline was operated by Esso Australia Resources, a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Australia. In 2017 it was retired and replaced by the Longford to Long Island Point Replacement Oil Pipeline.[6]

Articles and resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Esso pipeline replacement project, The APPEA Journal 58(2) 674-678, May 28, 2018, accessed Aug. 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ Julianne Langshaw, Pipeline to generate hundreds of jobs, The Latrobe Valley Express, Feb. 1, 2016, accessed Aug. 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Long Island Point, Fractionation Plant and Crude Storage Tank Farm" (PDF). corporate.exxonmobil.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 19 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Major Pipeline of Australia" (PDF). apga.org.au. 2025-07-01. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-12-15. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  5. ↑ "Long Island Point, Fractionation Plant and Crude Storage Tank Farm" (PDF). corporate.exxonmobil.com. Retrieved 2026-03-10. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 19 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Longford replacement starts rolling - The Australian Pipeliner". www.pipeliner.com.au. Retrieved 2026-03-06.

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