Out of the blue, Plains All American has scooped up 100% of the EPIC Crude Pipeline. Plains had previously announced an agreement to buy a 55% stake in the Permian-to-Corpus-Christi pipeline from Diamondback Energy and Kinetik Holdings, and on November 5, it said it had closed on a deal to buy the other 45% from Ares Management. In today’s RBN blog, we’ll discuss what the acquisition means for Plains, as well as a possible expansion of EPIC and the planned rebranding of the pipe.
Canadian crude output is rising, requiring new export routes. As traditional pathways face constraints, the U.S. Rockies—especially the Guernsey, WY hub—are emerging as key corridors for moving Canadian heavy crude to downstream markets, including the Gulf Coast.
Let’s start with a refresher on what Plains already owns and, after that, provide some history on EPIC Crude, which stretches 800 miles from West Texas to the Gulf Coast. As shown in Figure 1 below, Plains owns and operates the 600-Mb/d Basin Pipeline (dark-green line) from Wink, TX, to the Cushing, OK, storage hub and controls major regional pipelines like Mesa (dark-pink line) and Sunrise (light-pink line) that connect Midland, TX, to Colorado City, TX. Plains also owns 40% of the 440-Mb/d BridgeTex Pipeline (orange line), which moves crude from Colorado City to east Houston, and it has an interest in Wink to Webster Pipeline LLC, the joint venture (JV) owner of the 650-mile, 1.5-MMb/d Wink to Webster pipeline (green line) that we detailed in My Way.
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About the song
“Full Speed Ahead” was written by Jorge Rivera-Herrans and appears as the third song in Act 1 of the Troy Saga in Epic: The Musical. The song describes Odysseus and Polites' exploration of a nearby island for food for the troops after the destruction of Troy. Odysseus is the king of Ithaca, captain of the Greek Army, and the main hero of Epic. He is played by Jorge Rivera-Herrans. Polites is played by Steven Dookie, and Eurylochus is played by Armando Julian. Personnel on the recording were: Jorge Rivera-Herrans (lead vocals), Steven Dookie, Armando Julian (backing vocals), and unknown musicians (orchestrations).
Epic: The Musical is a nine-part series of musical albums and sagas inspired by Homer's Odyssey, musical theater, anime and modern video games. The musical project first gained popularity in 2021 through TikTok and was released in a streaming format to platforms such as YouTube and Spotify in December 2022. In December 2024, it was announced that two video games based on the musical were in production, with plans for an animated film and a stage production being discussed.
Jorge Rivera-Herrans is a Puerto Rican playwright and composer, lyricist and author. He is the creator of Epic: The Musical and the founder of Winion Entertainment LCC. He currently resides in Los Angeles.
"About the Song" -- written by Mickey McMahan , RBN Director of Musicology
