Sea Robin Pipeline is a submarine
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
pipeline system which brings
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
from the
offshore oil
Offshore drilling is a mechanical process where a wellbore is drilled below the seabed. It is typically carried out in order to explore for and subsequently extract petroleum that lies in rock formations beneath the seabed. Most commonly, the te ...
wells in the
Ship Shoal area of the central
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an oceanic basin, ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of ...
onto the central
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
coast.
Its West Area lines connect into the
Henry Hub
The Henry Hub is a distribution center, distribution hub on the natural gas pipeline system in Erath, Louisiana, owned by Sabine Pipe Line LLC, a subsidiary of EnLink Midstream Partners LP who purchased the asset from Chevron Corporation in 2014. D ...
, a distribution hub of the natural gas pipeline system in
Erath, Louisiana
Erath is a town in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,114 at the 2010 census, and 2,030 at the 2020 population estimates program. It is part of the Abbeville micropolitan statistical area.
History
Erath is named a ...
. Its East Area lines connect to processing plants near
Morgan City, Louisiana
Morgan City is a small city in St. Mary and lower St. Martin parishes in the U.S. State of Louisiana. The population was 12,404 at the 2010 census. Known for being “right in the middle of everywhere”, Morgan City is located 68 miles (109&nb ...
.
Its
FERC code is 6.
Responsible parties
Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC is owned by CMS Panhandle Companies, a part of
Energy Transfer Partners
Energy Transfer LP is an American company engaged in natural gas and propane pipeline transport. It is organized under Delaware state laws and headquartered in Dallas, Texas. It was founded in 1995 by Ray Davis and Kelcy Warren, who remains Cha ...
based in Dallas.
Bloomberg.com: Private Company Information for Sea Robin Pipeline Company
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Sea Robin was formerly owned by Sonat, Inc. through its subsidiary Southern Natural Gas Company
Southern Natural Gas Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a natural gas pipeline company that was founded in 1928 and is currently a division of Kinder Morgan. The company was a division of Birmingham-based Sonat Inc. until 1999 when ...
. Sonat was required to sell the pipeline in 1999 in order to complete its merger with El Paso Corporation
El Paso Corporation was a provider of natural gas and related energy products and was one of North America's largest natural gas producers until its acquisition by Kinder Morgan in 2012. It was headquartered in Houston, Texas. United States.
Pr ...
.
See also
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References
External links
SERmessenger.energytransfer.com: official Sea Robin Pipeline Company, LLC website
Natural gas pipelines in the United States
Gulf of Mexico oil fields of the United States
Submarine pipelines
Energy infrastructure in Louisiana
1968 establishments in Louisiana
Companies based in Dallas
Energy companies established in 1968
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1968
1968 establishments in Texas
Natural gas pipelines in Louisiana
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