Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline (SFPP) System

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The Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline (SFPP) System is an operating refined products pipeline system in the United States.[1]

Location

The system includes several key lines: the North Line, which spans California and Nevada; the San Diego Line, operating within California; the Oregon Line, running exclusively through Oregon; the West Line, connecting California and Arizona; and the East Line, which traverses Texas and Arizona.[1]

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Project details

  • Operator: SFPP, L.P.[2]
  • Owner: Kinder Morgan[1]
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity:
  • Length: 3000 miles[2]
  • Diameter:
  • Status: Operating[1]
  • Start year: 1956[2]
  • Cost:
  • Financing:

North Line

The North line carries oil products from refineries in San Francisco, going from Richmond and Concord to Brisbane, Sacramento, Chico, Fresno, Stockton, San Jose, and Reno.[1]

  • Operator: SFPP, L.P.[2]
  • Owner: Kinder Morgan[1]
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity:
  • Length: 864 miles[1]
  • Diameter: 10, 12 inches[3]
  • Status: Operating[1]
  • Start year:
  • Cost:
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

San Diego Line

The San Diego Line serves major population areas around Orange County and San Diego.[1]

  • Operator: SFPP, L.P.[2]
  • Owner: Kinder Morgan[1]
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity:
  • Length: 135 miles[1]
  • Diameter: 16 inches[3]
  • Status: Operating[1]
  • Start year:
  • Cost:
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

Oregon Line

The Oregon line carries products from Portland to Eugene, Oregon.[1]

  • Operator: SFPP, L.P.[2]
  • Owner: Kinder Morgan[1]
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity:
  • Length: 114 miles[1]
  • Diameter: 8 inches[3]
  • Status: Operating[1]
  • Start year: 1962[4]
  • Cost:
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

West Line

The West Line carries products from the Los Angeles Basin to Colton and Imperial, in California, and to Phoenix, Arizona.[1]

  • Operator: SFPP, L.P.[2]
  • Owner: Kinder Morgan[1]
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity:
  • Length: 515 miles[1]
  • Diameter: 14 inches[3]
  • Status: Operating[1]
  • Start year:
  • Cost:
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

East Line

The East Line carries products from El Paso, Texas to Tucson and Phoenix, Arizona.

  • Operator: SFPP, L.P.[2]
  • Owner: Kinder Morgan[1]
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity:
  • Length: 400 miles[1]
  • Diameter: 12, 20 inches[3]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start year:
  • Cost:
  • Financing:
  • Associated infrastructure:

Background

The Oregon Line was initially owened by the Southern Pacific Corporation, which merged with the Santa Fe Corporation in 1983.[5] Kinder Morgan acquired the pipeline in 1997, after purchasing the Santa Fe Company.[5]

In 2023, the West Line was forced to shut down its deliveries of gasoline and diesel to Las Vegas and Phoeniz because of a leak in the system, causing the Governor of Nevada to declare a state of emergency.[6] The pipeline's services were restored three days later.[7]

In January 2025, the West Line was temporarily shut down because of the wildfires in Southern California.[8]

Environment and social impacts

On September 13, 1989, a pipeline belonging to the Oregon Line in Marion County, Oregon, was ruptured after a construction worker drove a bulldozer over a stream bed.[4] The incident caused 30,000 gallons of gasoline to spill in Mill Creek, resulting in the evacuation of nearby neighborhoods.[4]

Expansion projects

Expansion project

The expansion project is proposed to run from El Paso, Texas to Tucson, Arizona.[9]

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  • Operator:
  • Owner: Kinder Morgan[9]
  • Parent company:
  • Capacity: 10,000-12,000 barrels per day (bpd)[9][10]
  • Length:
  • Diameter:
  • Status: Proposed[9]
  • Start year:
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  • Associated infrastructure:

Articles and resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 "Products Home Page". www.kindermorgan.com. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Kinder Morgan (2019). "Pacific Operations Providing Safe, Reliable Energy Transportation and Storage" (PDF). {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 19 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Kinder Morgan Pacific Region".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Historical Overview of The Kinder Morgan Pipeline in Wilsonville, Oregon". www.shawnoneil.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Historical Overview of The Kinder Morgan Pipeline in Wilsonville, Oregon". www.shawnoneil.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Gas pipeline to Vegas resumes operating after shutdown". WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale. 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  7. ↑ News, A. B. C. "California fuel pipeline to resume service Saturday after fuel leak caused disruption". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-02-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ↑ "SoCal Kinder Morgan SFPP Pipelines Remain Shut as Wildfires Blaze -- OPIS". MarketWatch. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Petroleum & Other Liquids Data - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". www.eia.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
  10. ↑ editors, O. G. J. (2023-04-13). "Kinder Morgan launches SFPP products pipeline expansion open season". Oil & Gas Journal. Retrieved 2025-02-05. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)