Total US crude oil pipeline mileage increased 6% and deliveries rose 11.3% during 2013, data compiled by the Association of Oil Pipe Lines and the American Petroleum Institute showed.
US crude pipelines stretched 60,911 miles, 3,448 miles farther than in 2012, while deliveries climbed by 845 million bbl year-to-year to nearly 8.31 billion bbl, the latest US Liquids Pipeline Usage & Mileage Report said.
“Pipeline usage and mileage are growing to bring the benefits of America’s energy production renaissance to the nation’s workers and consumers,” said AOPL Pres. Andrew J. Black as the two associations jointly released the report on Oct. 7.
US crude pipeline mileage has increased 8,174 miles or 15.5% in the last 5 years, and 11,647 miles or 23.6% in the last 10 years, Black said. Deliveries climbed 1.35 billion bbl, or 19.4%, over 5 years, he said.
The report noted that in 2013, US pipelines carrying crude, refined products, and natural gas liquids totaled 192,396 miles, which was 16,431 miles or 9.3% farther than 5 years earlier.
US transmission pipelines delivered 14.948 billion bbl of crude oil and petroleum products in 2013, up 869 million bbl or 6.2% from 2012 and 1.43 billion bbl or 10.6% from 5 years earlier, it indicated.
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