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Project Snapshot

Texas Access Pipeline
Facility Type:	Pipeline
Scope:	New Construction
Owner:	Enbridge Inc. and ExxonMobil Pipeline Co.
Location:	Pakota, Illinois to Texas City, Texas United States
Region:	North America
Modified: September 12, 2008
Images:	Texas Access Pipeline Texas Access Pipeline Description: Map showing the route of the proposed Texas Access Pipeline, which would transport 400,000 b/d Canadian heavy crude from Patoka, Ill., to delivery points in Nederland and Houston, Texas.

Project description

Enbridge Inc. and ExxonMobil Pipeline Co.'s proposed Texas Access Pipeline will transport 400,000 b/d Canadian heavy crude oil from Patoka, Ill., to Texas City, Texas, using a combination of existing facilities and new pipeline construction.

According to Enbridge, the project entails building a new 768-mile, 30-inch-diameter pipeline from ExxonMobil Pipeline's crude oil terminal in Patoka southward to a delivery point near existing terminals in Nederland, Texas.

The project also features an 88-mile, 24-inch pipeline to transport crude oil onward from Nederland to a delivery point in the East Houston area. By connecting various existing terminals in Nederland and Houston, the new pipeline will provide shippers flexibility of moving onto different crude oil distribution pipelines.

Enbridge states that the pipeline could be in service in 2012.

Key Stats

Pipeline type:
oil

Diameter:
30-inch

Capacity:
400,000 b/d

Length:
768-mile

In service:
2012

Cost:
$2.6B

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Enbridge, ExxonMobil Seek Commitments for Texas Access
Dec 20, 2007 - Enbridge Inc. and ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. on Wednesday announced they will conduct a Solicitation for Binding Shipper Commitment for a proposed new pipeline system, to transport crude oil from Patoka, Illinois, to the Texas Gulf Coast.

Enbridge, ExxonMobil to Jointly Assess Midwest-Gulf Coast Oil Pipeline
Jun 05, 2007 - Enbridg Inc. and ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. have agreed to jointly assess the commercial development of a new pipeline project to transport crude oil from Patoka, Illinois, to Beaumont, Texas, and onward to Houston.