270 mile long Aegis Pipeline Begins Operation in Texas and Louisiana
On the last days of 2015 Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPP), a leading North American provider of energy services, began operating the 270 mile, 20 inch diameter Aegis pipeline connecting Beaumont, Texas to the Mississippi River.
The pipeline will transport ethane to more than 20 petrochemical facilities dotting the Texas and Louisiana Coasts.
“We are pleased to complete this final phase of the Aegis ethane pipeline,” said A.J. “Jim” Teague, chief operating officer of Enterprise’s general partner. “The Aegis system provides price-advantaged ethane feedstock and supply flexibility for the expanding network of petrochemical facilities along a 500-mile corridor between Corpus Christi, Texas and the Mississippi River. These facilities are expected to represent more than 90 percent of domestic ethylene capacity within the next five years.”
The Aegis pipeline project has received strong interest, as indicated by the success of four open seasons, including the most recent one held from November 1 to November 30, 2015. Customers have executed contracts totaling 360,000 BPD that will ramp up over the next four years. With additional pumps, the pipeline will have the capacity to transport approximately 400,000 BPD of ethane.