Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Phillips 66, will advance its 180,000-b/d Cross-Channel Connector refined product pipeline project, expanding transportation capacity across the Houston Ship Channel. The company completed a successful open season for the project late last year (OGJ Online, Nov. 15, 2013), and also received positive response to a potential Phase 2, which it is evaluating.
The Cross-Channel Connector will combine a 20-in. OD reactivated pipeline under the HSC and expansion of a second active 20-in. line in Pasadena. Phillips 66 plans to connect to Magellan Midstream Partners’ refined product pipeline for transportation from HSC’s south side to Magellan and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners systems on the north side of the channel at Galena Park and East Houston.
Phillips 66 expects the project to be complete as early as this year’s fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approval. Phase 2 would add an additional 50,000 b/d to the system’s capacity.
KMEP last year began an expansion of its HSC liquids storage and docking services, including 1.2 million bbl of liquids storage tanks. The newbuild dock would handle ocean-going vessels (OGJ Online, Jan. 14, 2013).
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