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09/10/2020


Magellan Midstream to Expand MEH-WTI Designation to Include Midland Quality WTI Crude Oil Delivered from Third-Party Pipelines Originating in the Permian Basin

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New Customer Option Creates Significant Flexibility While Maintaining Industry Leading Quality Program

TULSA, Okla. – Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. announced today a new customer option to allow Midland-quality WTI sourced from select third-party Permian Basin pipelines to access Magellan’s East Houston terminal and crude oil trading hub (MEH) and to be designated by Magellan as MEH-WTI. To participate in this new program, crude oil must be verified by Magellan as meeting its stringent quality standards. The current parameters are available at https://magellanlp.com/WhatWeDo/meh-wtiprogram.aspx. Historically, only crude oil transported on Magellan’s Longhorn and BridgeTex pipelines has qualified for such MEH-WTI designation.

Magellan has earned a strong reputation both domestically and internationally due to the rigorous quality oversight program it applies on the Longhorn and BridgeTex pipelines and at MEH, which creates consistency and maintains the quality of WTI handled at MEH’s strategic location. Increasing liquidity at MEH for select Permian originated barrels will not change Magellan’s quality commitment. MEH is also an established price assessment point for WTI in the Houston marketplace by ARGUS, S&P Global Platts and ICE’s Permian WTI futures contract (HOU).   

Shippers delivering into MEH via third-party pipelines will have access not only to a liquid and widely accepted trading hub, but also to refining, exporting and trading counterparties. Crude oil can be distributed from MEH into Magellan’s Houston Distribution System (HDS), which has connectivity to all refineries in the Houston and Texas City region, representing more than 2 million barrels per day of refining capacity. Magellan’s HDS also has access to approximately 15 Suez/Aframax-size export docks along the Houston Ship Channel, including the Seabrook crude oil export terminal jointly owned by Magellan and LBC.

The expanded MEH-WTI service offering is expected to be available in early October. For customer inquiries, please write to HoustonCrudeStorageInquiries@magellanlp.com

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Bruce Heine, Media Relations

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bruce.heine@magellanlp.com