With the first expansion of the South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System nearing completion, Highway 99 in McMullen County, Texas has emerged as a desired new crude oil pipeline transportation origin.
Current construction has resulted in an additional 10,000 bbl/d available for a firm volume commitment, after a ten per cent set-aside for walk-up shippers.
Under the Second South Texas Expansion Project Binding open season, new shippers may sign a throughput and deficiency agreement (T&D agreement) for firm committed transportation rights on NuStar’s South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System at any of the four origin points, including the new Highway 99 origin point.
Existing firm committed shippers of the first expansion of the South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System may elect to amend their existing T&D agreement to add Highway 99 as an origin in fulfilment of the contracted volume commitment.
The second binding open season closes 23 April 2015. The Notice of Binding Open Season is available on NuStar’s website.
NuStar’s South Texas Crude Oil Pipeline System currently consists of over 321 km of crude transmission and gathering lines, spanning from LaSalle County, McMullen County, Frio County and Live Oak County, and continuing to Corpus Christi in Nueces County.