PAA to build Cactus II Permian basin crude pipeline

Jan. 25, 2018
A Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) subsidiary received sufficient binding commitments from shippers to begin building its 515-mile Cactus II crude pipeline system from the Permian basin to the Corpus Christi-Ingleside, Tex., area.

A Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA) subsidiary received sufficient binding commitments from shippers to begin building its 515-mile Cactus II crude pipeline system from the Permian basin to the Corpus Christi-Ingleside, Tex., area. Permitting, right-of-way, and procurement activities are under way and, subject to receipt of necessary permits and regulatory approvals, the 24-in. OD Cactus II is expected to be operational by third-quarter 2019.

The 575,000-b/d pipeline includes a combination of existing and new pipe. The first new pipeline will extend from Wink South to McCamey, Tex., and the second pipeline from McCamey to Corpus Christi and Ingleside.

PAA received sufficient customer interest to also conduct a second Cactus II binding open season. Origin points will be Orla, Wink South, Midland, Crane, and McCamey, Tex.