Enterprise to Implement Additional Crude Oil Quality Specifications at Cushing Terminal
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) today announced that it
will adopt five new quality specifications for sweet crude oil, also
referred to as West Texas Intermediate (“WTI”) at its terminal in
Cushing, Oklahoma. Enterprise’s Cushing terminal is a physical delivery
point for NYMEX WTI futures.
“We are pleased to offer an expanded quality assurance program which is
consistent with the standards required by our producing and refining
customers, both domestic and international,” said Brent Secrest, senior
vice president, Liquid Hydrocarbons Marketing, for Enterprise’s general
partner. “The new specifications will enhance stability, predictability
and integrity for the WTI crude oil stream, which can be delivered
against the NYMEX WTI futures contract at Cushing.”
The five additional quality parameters include tests for distillation,
vanadium, nickel, total acid number (TAN) and micro carbon residue. The
new WTI quality specifications are expected to take effect starting with
the January 2019 delivery month.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded
partnerships and a leading North American provider of midstream energy
services to producers and consumers of natural gas, NGLs, crude oil,
refined products and petrochemicals. Our services include: natural gas
gathering, treating, processing, transportation and storage; NGL
transportation, fractionation, storage and import and export terminals;
crude oil gathering, transportation, storage and terminals;
petrochemical and refined products transportation, storage and
terminals; and a marine transportation business that operates primarily
on the United States inland and Intracoastal Waterway systems. The
partnership’s assets include approximately 50,000 miles of pipelines;
260 million barrels of storage capacity for NGLs, crude oil, refined
products and petrochemicals; and 14 billion cubic feet of natural gas
storage capacity.
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined
by the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than
statements of historical fact, included herein that address activities,
events, developments or transactions that Enterprise and its general
partner expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future
are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from expectations, including required approvals by
regulatory agencies, the possibility that the anticipated benefits from
such activities, events, developments or transactions cannot be fully
realized, the possibility that costs or difficulties related thereto
will be greater than expected, the impact of competition, and other risk
factors included in Enterprise’s reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.
Except as required by law, Enterprise does not intend to update or
revise its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
Contacts
Enterprise Products Partners L.P.
Randy Burkhalter, (713)
381-6812 or (866) 230-0745
Investor Relations
or
Rick
Rainey, (713) 381-3635
Media Relations