Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: From Holstein field to Ship Shoal Block 332, USA
Length: 120-mile (193-kilometre) pipeline
Capacity: 450,000 barrels per day
Caesar pipeline moves oil from Holstein field to Ship Shoal Block 332. The 120-mile (193-kilometre) pipeline is 28-inches in diameter and has a capacity of 450,000 barrels per day. Caesar is the first of its kind to be installed in water depths of 5,000 feet (1,524 metres) in the Gulf of Mexico. It is owned by Caesar Oil Pipeline Company, LLC and its affiliates are BP (56%), BHP Billiton (25%), Equilon Pipeline Company LLC (15%) and Unocal (4%). Holstein\'s natural gas production, roughly 100 million cubic feet per day, is transported to Ship Shoal 332A, where it connects with Manta Ray Gathering System and then to the 101-mile (163-kilometre), 30-inch Nautilus Gas Transportation System. Enterprise, Marathon Oil and Enbridge Inc. jointly own these pipelines. The gas is processed at Enterprise\'s Neptune natural gas processing plant.
Operators:
Caesar Oil Pipeline Company, LLC (Operator)
BP: 56% interest
BHP Billiton: 25% interest
Equilon Pipeline Company LLC: 15% interest
Unocal: 4% interest