Willow Sales Oil Pipeline
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Willow Sales Oil Pipeline is an oil pipeline under construction in Alaska, United States.[1]
Location
The pipeline is proposed to run from the Willow Central Facility, located west of Nuiqsut, North Slope, Alaska, to a tie-in point with the Alpine Oil Pipeline just north of Nuiqsut, North Slope, Alaska.[2]
Project Details
- Operator: ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.[3]
- Owner: ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.[4][5]
- Parent company: ConocoPhillips[4][5]
- Capacity: 200,000 bpd[2]
- Length: 32.4 miles[2]
- Diameter: 16 inches[2]
- Status: Construction[1]
- Start year: 2029[1]
- Cost:
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure:
Background
The original timeline for development was laid out in the 2022 Master Development Plan:
CPAI [ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.] proposes to construct the Project over approximately 9 to 10 years (depending on the alternative) beginning in the first quarter (Q1) of 2021. The WPF is anticipated to come online the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 (first oil) for Alternatives B and C, and in Q4 of 2026 for Alternative D. Operations would run to the end of the Project’s field life, which is estimated to be 2050 (Alternatives B and C) or 2051 (Alternative D).[6]
In early 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued an environmental analysis noting the Biden administration would prefer a smaller version of the project, with three of the initial five proposed drill sites and reduced lengths of pipelines, roads, and other associated aspects of the project. The move sent "a strong signal" that the Biden administration is likely to green light the project.[7]
On 20 February 2023, the Alaska House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution spearheaded by Representative Josiah Patkotak to support the project, encouraging the federal government to do the same.[8]
In May 2023, ConocoPhillips Alaska submitted the "Willow Oil Pipeline ROW Application", for a 32.4 mile pipeline to carry sales-quality crude oil from the Willow Central Facility to the existing Alpine Sales Oil Pipeline. The proposed in-service date for the pipeline was listed as 2028.[3]
In December 2023, FID was reached on the overall Willow project.[1]
In 2024, ConocoPhillips began construction on pipeline segments, with a new anticipated operating date of 2029.[1]
In November 2025, ConocoPhillips confirmed an early 2029 start date and announced that the overall project was 50% complete.[9]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "2024 Annual Report" (PDF). ConocoPhillips. 2025-02-18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Willow Sales Oil Pipeline - Division of Oil & Gas". dog.dnr.alaska.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Willow Oil Pipeline ROW Application" (PDF). dog.dnr.alaska.gov. 2023-05-05. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2024-11-24. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Willow Fact Sheet" (PDF). ConocoPhillips. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Biden White House faces major test with Arctic drilling project". IEEFA. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Willow Master Development Plan, Volume 1, Chapters 1–5" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. Archived from the original on 2022-03-04. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ↑ "Biden Clears the Way for Alaska Oil Project". 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ Suzanne Downing (2023-02-20). "Alaska House passes Patkotak resolution supporting Willow oil and gas project in NPR-A - Must Read Alaska". Must Read Alaska. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- ↑ "ConocoPhillips announces third-quarter 2025 results; increases quarterly ordinary dividend by 8% and announces preliminary 2026 guidance | ConocoPhillips". www.conocophillips.com. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
