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Phillips, Seaway slate Midwest products line

Feb. 17, 1997

Phillips/Seaway project [22678 bytes] Phillips Pipe Line Co. (PPL) and Seaway Pipeline Co. have disclosed plans for a new common carrier pipeline system to transport gasoline and distillates to the U.S. Midcontinent. PPL, a Phillips Petroleum Co. unit, signed a letter of intent with Seaway to expand and convert a portion of the existing 550-mile, 20-in. Seaway crude oil pipeline system between Galena Park, Tex., and Cushing, Okla., to products service.

Phillips/Seaway project [22678 bytes]

Phillips Pipe Line Co. (PPL) and Seaway Pipeline Co. have disclosed plans for a new common carrier pipeline system to transport gasoline and distillates to the U.S. Midcontinent.

PPL, a Phillips Petroleum Co. unit, signed a letter of intent with Seaway to expand and convert a portion of the existing 550-mile, 20-in. Seaway crude oil pipeline system between Galena Park, Tex., and Cushing, Okla., to products service.

Crude oil service was interrupted for several weeks last year after part of the 160,000 b/d capacity line became clogged with waxy Nigerian crude with a high pour point (OGJ, May 27, 1996, p. 20).

Project also includes construction of a new 18-in., 150-mile pipeline extending from Cushing to Phillips' Wichita terminal, which is slated for expansion, and a 5-mile spur line to be built from Phillips' Pasadena, Tex., terminal to Galena Park.

Construction is expected to begin in first quarter 1997, with completion set for first quarter 1998.

The project is subject to negotiation of definitive agreements and approval by PPL's board and Seaway partners.

Seaway is a partnership of units of Phillips and ARCO. Seaway's parallel 30-in. crude oil pipeline from Freeport, Tex., to Cushing will continue crude service.