MPLX LP is gauging shipper interest in 11,000 b/d of incremental firm priority crude transport capacity from Wyoming to Utah.

SLC Pipeline

The open season, which runs through noon on Oct. 23, is for an expansion of the SLC Core Pipeline system and would move Denver-Julesburg Basin crude from Fort Laramie Station, WY, to Wahsatch Station, UT. From Wahsatch Station, crude transportation service would be available on a third-party system for ultimate delivery to refineries in the Salt Lake City area.

The proposed expansion of SLC Core Pipeline System, which is owned by MPLX subsidiary Tesoro Logistics Northwest Pipeline LLC, would provide shippers access to the Guernsey crude oil market hub and to additional crude oil grades for refiners in the Salt Lake City area. The expansion would bring...