Sea Robin Gas Pipeline

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Sea Robin Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from the Gulf of Mexico to the Henry Hub in Erath, Louisiana and to processing plants near Morgan City, Louisiana.[1]

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Project Details

  • Operator: Sea Robin Pipeline Company LLC
  • Owner: Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company[2]
  • Parent Company: Energy Transfer Partners[3]
  • Current capacity: 1260 Million cubic feet per day[4][5]
  • Proposed capacity:
  • Length: 438 miles / 705 km[4]
  • Status: Operating
  • Start Year: 1969[6]

Background

Sea Robin Pipeline is among the largest pipeline systems in the offshore Gulf of Mexico in capacity and market reach.[5] The pipeline stretches from Ship Shoal area in central Gulf of Mexico to East Cameron area in western Gulf.[7] Configured as an inverted "Y" with two arteries stretching roughly southwest and southeast from a central point about fifty miles south of the Louisiana coast, the two pipelines collect raw gas from fifty-seven offshore production platforms. After collecting gas the system terminates near Erath, Louisiana where the delivered gas gets separated, dehydrated and processed.[4]

Sea Robin was formerly owned by Sonat, Inc. through its subsidiary Southern Natural Gas Company. Sonat was required to sell the pipeline in 1999 in order to complete its merger with El Paso Corporation.[8][5] The pipeline was then operated by Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC, which was owned by CMS Panhandle Companies, a part of Energy Transfer Partners based in Dallas.[9] In December 2002, CMS Energy sold its gas pipeline units to Southern Union Panhandle, owned by Southern Union Co. and AIG Highstar Capital LP for $1.828 billion.[10][11] In March 2012, Southern Union merged into Energy Transfer Equity, while surviving the merger.[12] In January 2014, Southern Union merged into Panhandle Eastern, a subsidiary of Energy Transfer LP.[13]

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sea Robin Gas Pipeline, Wikipedia, accessed January 2018
  2. "Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company LP: Annual Report". U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. 31 December, 2020. Retrieved 30 August, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Energy Transfer LP: Annual report" (PDF). U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. 31 December, 2022. Retrieved 30 August, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Sea Robin Pipeline Co. v. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 127 F.3d 365 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Nieto, Frank (14 October, 2011). "Sea Robin Pipeline Delivers Offshore Volumes To Gulf, Midwest". Hart Energy. Retrieved 30 August, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Nos. 02-1215 and 02-1265: PRODUCER COALITION V. FERC EXXONMOBIL GAS MARKETING CO. V. FERC - OPPOSITION, U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
  7. "Sea Robin Pipeline" (PDF). Pipeline Safety Info. Retrieved 30 August, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. El Paso sells pipelines to seal merger deal, Oil & Gas Journal, Jan. 17, 2000
  9. Company Overview of Sea Robin Pipeline Company, Bloomberg, accessed January 2018
  10. "CMS Energy sells wholesale trading, gas pipeline units". Oil & Gas Journal. 23 December, 2002. Retrieved 30 August, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Lane, Amy (23 December, 2002). "CMS Energy sells natural-gas pipeline business in $1.8 billion deal". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved 30 August, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "Energy Transfer Equity and Souther Union Announce successful completion of merger". Energy Transfer. 26 March, 2012. Retrieved 30 August, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Southern Union Merged Into Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line". www.fitchratings.com. 14 January, 2014. Retrieved 2023-08-30. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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