Shell Midstream resumes ops on US Gulf Coast after Harvey
Stefan Baumgarten
07-Sep-2017
HOUSTON (ICIS)–Shell Midstream Partners has returned
“a large portion” of its US Gulf Coast assets to service
after flooding and disruptions in the wake of Hurricane
Harvey, it said in an update issued late Wednesday.
The company said that the resumption of operations
comes after “a comprehensive assessment of the asset
integrity of each system” following the hurricane, which made
landfall in Texas on 25 August.
All of Shell Midstream’s Gulf of Mexico pipelines
are operating as normal, it said. Two crude oil
pipelines, Auger and Mars, had minor unplanned downtime due
to the hurricane, while the company’s operations in the
eastern Gulf of Mexico were not impacted, it said.
Meanwhile, Shell Midstream is assessing the Zydeco crude
pipeline between Houston and Port Neches, which is expected
to return to service later this week.
As for refined products systems, the Colonial Pipeline and portions of the
Explorer Pipeline have been restored. Shell Midstream holds
stakes in both pipelines.
The company’s refinery gas pipelines in Louisiana are
operating as normal, while the Texas refinery gas lines are
expected to return to service when the Shell refinery at Deer
Park is operating, it said.
The company’s Lockport crude oil terminal southwest of
Chicago is also operating normally, it added.
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