A few days ago, HF Sinclair joined ONEOK, Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan in planning pipeline projects to move more refined products to Western markets. It’s too soon to say how many of these projects will come to fruition, but what’s certain is that the efforts to transport large volumes of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel west from PADDs 2, 3 and 4 will significantly impact refinery economics across vast swaths of the U.S. In today’s RBN blog, we‘ll discuss the pipeline projects being proposed and how they will affect market dynamics.
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Blogging about the latest plan to build a new refined products pipeline — or expand existing pipes — across the deserts of the West has become a regular thing for us in the past couple of months. First, there was ONEOK’s proposed Sun Belt Connector, a 24-inch-diameter greenfield pipeline (dashed orange arrow in Figure 1 below) that would run from El Paso, TX, to the Phoenix area and be connected to the company’s existing refined products pipeline system across Texas and Oklahoma (blue lines and yellow tank icons). The new pipe, which would come online by mid-2029, would have an initial capacity of 200 Mb/d but that could be increased significantly if demand warrants.
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About the song
“One Thing Leads to Another” was written by Cy Curnin, Rupert Greenall, Jamie West-Oram and Adam Woods and appears as the first track on The Fixx’s second studio album, Reach the Beach. The dance/pop song addresses how small issues, deception, and a lack of communication can lead to bigger problems. Released as a single in August 1983, it went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. A video of the song directed by Jeannette Obstoj received high rotation on MTV. Personnel on the record were: Cy Curnin (vocals), Rupert Greenall (keyboards), Jamie West-Oram (guitar), Adam Woods (drums, percussion), and Alfie Agius (bass).
Reach the Beach was recorded in 1982-83 at Farmyard Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, with Rupert Hines producing. Released in May 1983, the album went to #8 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. It has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Three singles were released from the LP.
The Fixx is an English new wave rock band formed in London in 1979. Singer Cy Curnin and drummer Adam Woods had previously played together in a band called Portraits, which released two albums for Ariola Records. The Fixx has released 11 studio albums, four live albums, 10 compilation albums and 32 singles. Their latest release, in November 2023, was the single “Winter’s Time.” The band has regularly toured the world with its classic 1980s lineup. Their last tour was in 2024, and their latest concert was at 24 Oxford in Las Vegas in September.
"About the Song" -- written by Mickey McMahan , RBN Director of Musicology
