Jupiter Pipeline slated for 2021 startup

The Jupiter Pipeline will extend for 650 miles, at 36 inches in diameter. The pipeline will start near Crane, Texas – near the Midland Odessa Basin in the heart of the Permian – and proceed southeast to another intake point in Three Rivers, Texas within the Eagle Ford shale region.

The project is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2020, with origination points near Midland, Pecos and Crane, and offtake points near Three Rivers. The company is planning to build a loading facility for VLCCs 6 miles (10 km) off the coast near Brownsville, which is due to come online in early 2021. 

 The line will end at Jupiter’s planned export facility in Brownsville, Texas. When complete, it will be the only pipeline out of the Permian Basin, with access to all three deep water ports in Texas in Houston, Corpus Christie and Brownsville.

It cleared all government regulatory hurdles last May, with permits to also construct more than 2.8 million barrels of storage in Brownsville. Permits are on file to add 6 million barrels, providing more than 10 million barrels of total storage capacity.

The company was also working to secure a permit to construct a 170,000 barrel per day facility to process domestic crude oil into U.S gasoline and diesel fuel.

“We are excited about our investment in the Jupiter pipeline along with Jupiter management and our investment partners,” said Adrayll Askew, Charon partner. “We are fully committed to Jupiter’s long term global strategy that focuses on integration of the midstream supply chain and distribution of Permian crude oil to the world.”

Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil and Gas Association said pipeline projects are essential to continued growth across the Permian Basin. 

The growth in southeast New Mexico and West Texas, he said, is driving the U.S. to be a global leader in energy production. 

“The Permian Basin is the most prolific oil field in the nation, and has made the U.S. the global energy leader," Staples said.