Cactus 2 Oil Pipeline

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Cactus 2 Oil Pipeline is an oil pipeline in Texas, United States.

Location

The pipeline runs from Midland, Texas to Corpus Christi, Texas.

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Project Details

• Operator: Plains All American Pipeline
• Current capacity: 670 million barrels per day
• Length: 829 km / 515 mi
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2019
• Cost: US$1.1 billion

Background

In January 2018, Plains All American (PAA) announced that it had sufficient commitments from shippers to begin building the pipeline. In early July 2019, the Cactus II oil pipeline system began operations. Shippers on the Cactus II line include Concho Resources Inc, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, Trafigura, and others.