Crude Price Discount

The September 29, 2014 opening of the BridgeTex pipeline – 5 months later than expected - between Colorado City in the Permian Basin and Houston was expected to bring immediate relief to West Texas producers with crude stranded by a lack of pipeline takeaway capacity. In the past year those producers have had to eat price discounts of $14/Bbl or more in order to find space on crowded pipelines. But although BridgeTex has provided some relief, the congestion will continue until early next year. Today we explain why.