Trunkline Pipeline is a

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pipeline system which brings gas from the

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and

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through

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, and

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to deliver gas in

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and

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. It connects to the Henry Hub, Egan Hub, and Perryville Hub. The total length of the system is and its capacity is . It is operated by Trunkline Gas Company, a subsidiary of

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. Its

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code is 3

The pipeline project started when on March 12, 1947, independent owners of South Texas gas reserves incorporated Trunkline Gas Supply Company. In 1949–1950, the project was taken over by Panhandle Eastern energy company. In 1998, the pipeline was acquired by

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from

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, which absorbed Panhandle Eastern few years earlier. In 2012, it was announced that a section of the pipeline will be converted to crude oil pipeline to transport Canadian and Bakken oil from

Patoka, Illinois Patoka is a village (United States)#Illinois, village in Marion County, Illinois, Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 525 at the 2020 census. History The village was named after a local Native American chieftain. Geograph ...

, to St. James, Louisiana. This project was cancelled. In 2014, the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Pipeline Project (ETCOP) was announced. ETCOP will use of the existing Trunkline, which will be converted and reversed. In addition, of new pipeline will be built. In Patoka, the ETCOP will be connected with the

Dakota Access Pipeline The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) or Bakken pipeline is a underground pipeline in the United States that has the ability to transport up to 750,000 barrels of light sweet crude oil per day. It begins in the shale oil fields of the Bakken For ...

. The pipeline runs through Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana, and its terminus will be near

Nederland, Texas Nederland ( ) is a city in Jefferson County, Texas, Jefferson County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,856 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city was settled in 1897 along what became Boston Avenue and was incorporated ...

. The pipeline will have a capacity of .

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