The expansion replaced almost 130 miles of the 8-inch diameter pipeline between El Paso and Tucson with a new 16-inch diameter pipe, increasing capacity on the East Line to over 200,000 barrels per day.
According to Kinder Morgan, its East and West Lines play an essential role in Arizona’s economy, as they are the principal delivery system for transporting refined petroleum products to Arizona from refining centers in southern California, Texas and New Mexico.
The East Line is part of Kinder Morgan’s Pacific operations, which serve six western states with approximately 3,000 miles of refined petroleum products pipelines and related terminal facilities. The regulated, common-carrier pipelines transport over 1.2 million barrels of gasoline, jet fuel and diesel.
Tom Bannigan, president of the firm’s product pipelines business, said: With the completion of this project, Kinder Morgan is positioned to meet future consumer demand for motor and jet fuels in one of the nation’s fastest growing areas while further enhancing the reliability of fuel supply to Arizona.
