Four Sticks – Will More Pipeline Capacity Be Needed to Move Canadian Barrels from the Midcontinent to the Gulf Coast?

About this episode

The episode discusses the need for additional pipeline capacity to transport growing Canadian crude oil production to the Gulf Coast.

Crude oil production from the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin continues to grow, but U.S. PADD 2 refiners are already taking nearly as much as they can. Growing production could move into Cushing, OK, and Patoka, IL, but will there be enough pipeline capacity to reach the Gulf Coast? 

Topics covered

• pipeline capacity
• crude oil production
• Canadian barrels
• Gulf Coast
• refining capacity

Keywords

• pipeline capacity
• crude oil
• Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin
• Gulf Coast
• U.S. PADD 2

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. PADD 2

Places: Patoka, IL, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, Cushing, OK, Gulf Coast

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