Permian Basin crude oil flows to Houston extended their recovery in August 2024, according to the latest monthly data from the Texas Railroad Commission, rebounding from the sharp decline in June — the lowest volume since September 2023 (see blue line in chart below). The June dip was driven by a planned 10-day maintenance event on the Wink-to-Webster (W2W) Pipeline. By August, volumes rose to 2.35 MMb/d, up 33 Mb/d from July, though still trailing the 2.55 MMb/d average recorded during the first five months of 2024.
With pipelines to Corpus Christi operating near full capacity, Houston has increasingly absorbed much of the incremental growth in Permian production. However, this trajectory was temporarily disrupted in June when W2W underwent maintenance to reroute a small segment of the line.
