ExxonMobil Corp., Plains All American Pipeline LP, and Lotus Midstream LLC have formed the Wink to Webster Pipeline LLC joint venture and ordered nearly 650 miles of US-sourced 36-in. line pipe to construct a common-carrier pipeline to transport more than 1 million b/d of crude oil and condensate from multiple locations in the Permian basin to the Texas Gulf Coast (OGJ Online, June 13, 2018).
The pipeline will have origin points at Wink and Midland, Tex., to multiple locations including Webster and Baytown, Tex., with connectivity to Texas City and Beaumont, Tex.
Plains will lead project construction and has already initiated preconstruction work. The partners said existing pipeline corridors would be used when possible to limit potential community and environmental disruptions.
The project, underpinned by a sizable volume of long-term commitments, is targeted to begin operations in first-half 2021.
