Ozark Crude Oil Pipeline

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Ozark Crude Oil Pipeline, previously known as Line 51 Pipeline, is an operating oil pipeline in the United States.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Wood River, Illinois.

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Project details

  • Operator:
  • Owner: MPLX[2]
  • Parent company: Marathon Petroleum Corporation[3]
  • Capacity: 230,000 bpd[2]
  • Length: 433 mi[4]
  • Diameter: 22 in[4]
  • Status: Operating[4]
  • Start Year: 2006, 2018 (after being temporarily offline from 2015-2018)[5]
  • Associated Infrastructure: Enbridge Line 3 Oil Pipeline[6]

Background

The 435-mile, 22-inch pipeline connects the oil market hub at Cushing, Oklahoma, with the refining market in Wood River, Illinois.

In 2003, Enbridge acquired the pipeline from Shell for US$131 million.[1] In February 2017 MPLX LP of Marathon Petroleum agreed to acquire the pipeline from Enbridge for US$220 million.[4][2]

Expansion projects

Capacity Expansion

According to the EIA, the Ozark Crude Oil Pipeline had its capacity expanded to 360,000 bpd at the same time as the Woodpat Expansion below.

Expansion was in steps; capacity first increased to 345,000 bpd in Q2 2018, and was up to 360,000 bpd by the end of the year. Connects to the Woodpat pipeline in Wood River, Illinois, which also had its capacity increased to 360,000 b/d at the same time.

  • Operator:
  • Owner: MPLX[7]
  • Parent company: Marathon Petroleum Corporation[7]
  • Capacity: 130,000 bpd[7]
  • Length:
  • Diameter:
  • Status: Operating[7]
  • Start year: 2018[7]

Woodpat (Wood River-to-Patoka) Expansion

According to June 2020 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), the expansion project, which runs through 58 miles of Illinois, expanded the pipeline's total capacity from 215,000 barrels per day to 360,000 barrels per day. The expansion was in steps; capacity first increased to 345,000 barrels per day in mid-2018, and was up to 360,000 barrels per day by the end of the year. Crude oil flows onto Woodpat from the Ozark Pipeline in Wood River, Illinois. Ozark had its capacity increased to 360,000 barrels per day at the same time as Woodpat. Woodpat runs parallel to the Roxpat Pipeline, which is part of the same pipeline system.[7]

The pipeline runs from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Wood River, Illinois.[8]

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  • Operator: Marathon Pipeline (MPLX)[7]
  • Owner: MPLX
  • Parent company: Marathon Petroleum Corporation[3]
  • Capacity: 145,000 bpd[7]
  • Length: 58 mi[7]
  • Diameter: 22 in[7]
  • Status: Operating[7]
  • Start year: 2018[7]

Patoka-to-Lima Expansion

According to June 2020 data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), transport capacity increased from 249,000 barrels per day to 267,000 barrels per day as a result of the expansion. It runs from Illinois, through Indiana, and into Ohio.[7]

The pipeline runs from Cushing, Oklahoma, to Wood River, Illinois.[8]

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Patoka-to-Lima Expansion Project Details

  • Operator: Marathon Pipeline (MPLX)[7]
  • Owner: MPLX
  • Parent company: Marathon Petroleum Corporation[3]
  • Capacity: 18,000 bpd[7]
  • Length: 302 mi[7]
  • Diameter: 20, 22 in[7]
  • Status: Operating[7]
  • Start year: 2016[7]

Patoka-to-Cattlesburg Expansion

According to the EIA: Capacity increased from 256,000 bpd to 270,000 bpd. 20-inch diameter from Patoka to Owensboro, Kentucky (140 miles), 24-inch diameter from Owensboro to Catlettsburg, Ohio (266 miles).

  • Operator: Marathon Pipeline (MPLX)[7]
  • Owner: MPLX
  • Parent company: Marathon Petroleum Corporation[7]
  • Capacity: 14,000 bpd[7]
  • Length: 406 mi[7]
  • Diameter: 22, 24 in[7]
  • Status: Operating[7]
  • Start year: 2012[7]

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ozark Crude Oil Pipeline, A Barrel Full, accessed September 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "MPLX LP subsidiary to purchase Ozark Pipeline". ir.mplx.com. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Callum Turcan, Ozark Pipeline Expansion: Upside For MPLX And Marathon Petroleum Seeking Alpha, September 24, 2018
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Who purchased Ozark Pipeline from Enbridge?". Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  5. Petroleum & Other Liquids, Movements, Energy Information Administration, June 4, 2020
  6. Spearhead Oil Pipeline, A Barrel Full, accessed September 2017
  7. 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 Petroleum & Other Liquids, Movements, Energy Information Administration, June 4, 2020
  8. 8.0 8.1 The Growing Web of Oil and Gas Pipelines FracTracker, February 28, 2019

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