Grand Mesa Oil Pipeline

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Grand Mesa Oil Pipeline is an oil pipeline in the United States. It links up with the Saddlehorn Oil Pipeline, and is part of the Saddlehorn-Grand Mesa Oil Pipeline System.

Location

The pipeline runs from Platteville, Colorado where it connects to the Saddlehorn Oil pipeline, to Cushing, Oklahoma.

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Project Details

• Operator: NGL Energy Partners
• Current capacity: 150,000 barrels per day
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 885 kilometers (550 miles)
• Oil source: Denver-Julesburg Basin, Colorado
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2016

Background

The Grand Mesa pipeline connects to the Saddlehorn Oil Pipeline in Platteville, Colorado, and transports it to Cushing, Oklahoma. The oil is from the Denver-Julesburg Basin, Colorado. The pipeline is owned by NGL Energy Partners. The pipeline runs alongside SemGroup’s 215,000 bpd White Cliffs Oil Pipeline. It was completed in 2016.