Magellan Midstream to expand western leg of Texas products line

May 21, 2018
Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Tulsa, will expand the western leg of its products pipeline system in Texas to handle incremental shipments of gasoline and diesel fuel to centers in Abilene, Midland-Odessa, and El Paso, Tex., and New Mexico. The pipeline also can access Arizona and Mexico via connections to other systems. 

Magellan Midstream Partners LP, Tulsa, will expand the western leg of its products pipeline system in Texas to handle incremental shipments of gasoline and diesel fuel to centers in Abilene, Midland-Odessa, and El Paso, Tex., and New Mexico. The pipeline also can access Arizona and Mexico via connections to other systems.

The decision was made following an open season conducted in March (OGJ Online, Mar. 9, 2018).

Capacity will increase to 150,000 b/d from the current 100,000 b/d by increasing the pipeline size along the partnership’s existing route. Connectivity to the ExxonMobil Pipeline Co.’s terminal in Wink, Tex., also will be added.

The expanded capacity will be available by mid-2020, subject to permits and approvals, and will cost $300 million, the company said. Capacity could be expanded by another 20,000 b/d, up to 170,000 b/d. A supplemental open season for additional commitments for another expansion will be conducted, the company said.