Genesis plans to postpone maintenance scheduled for its Cameron Highway Oil Pipeline System (CHOPS) to the second-half of October from its previous plan in first-half of October.
The delay was tied in part to the inability to get enough workers for the project’s original timeline; work is supposed to last about 2 weeks. Genesis didn’t respond to emails seeking comment.
CHOPS is a 380-mile crude oil pipe that extends from GOM’s outer continental shelf, delivering offshore output to refineries and terminals located in Port Arthur and Texas City, Texas. Oil shipped on CHOPS is traded as Southern Green Canyon crude (SGC), a medium-heavy, high sulfur crude that is well sought among refiners in the U.S. Gulf Coast (USGC) and overseas.
