Magellan Midstream Partners LP and Navigator Energy Services have launched an open season to assess customer interest to transport various grades of light crude oil and condensate from Cushing, Okla., to Houston.
The proposed Voyager pipeline would include construction of nearly 500 miles of 20-in. line from Magellan’s terminal in Cushing to Magellan’s terminal east of Houston. At the origin, the Voyager pipeline would provide shippers the option to begin deliveries at Cushing from Magellan-operated Saddlehorn pipeline serving the Rockies and Bakken production regions, Navigator’s Glass Mountain pipeline serving the Midcontinent basins, as well as other connections within the Cushing crude oil hub.
At the destination, Magellan’s Houston crude oil distribution system could further deliver the product to all refineries in the Houston and Texas City areas or to export facilities, such as Magellan's Seabrook Logistics joint venture terminal.
The system is expected to have an initial capacity of at least 250,000 b/d with the ability to expand. It could be operational by yearend 2020.
Magellan also is evaluating a potential crude oil pipeline from Houston to Corpus Christi, Tex., and a crude oil export terminal on Harbor Island in Corpus Christi capable of loading very large crude carriers.
Binding commitments must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. CST on Jan. 31, 2019.
