HOUSTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Capline, the major crude pipeline from the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Midwest, was shut for repair Monday, Shell said.
A valve leak caused a minor spill and forced shutdown for repair Saturday, an official said. The line was restarted but then shut again Monday for additional repair.
A Shell spokeswoman said late Monday there would be no word on restart until Tuesday. An official earlier had said restart was expected late Monday.
Customers were not impacted by the shutdown, Shell said.
Capline runs 632 miles from St. James, Louisiana, to Patoka, Illinois, and supplies numerous Midwest refineries.
The line has a capacity of 1,140,000 barrels per day (bpd), but has been carrying between 700,000 and 800,000 bpd recently because demand is weak in a slow economy, officials said.
Shell operates the pipeline for a group of owners including Marathon and BP.
(Reporting by Bruce Nichols)
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A valve leak caused a minor spill and forced shutdown for repair Saturday, an official said. The line was restarted but then shut again Monday for additional repair.
A Shell spokeswoman said late Monday there would be no word on restart until Tuesday. An official earlier had said restart was expected late Monday.
Customers were not impacted by the shutdown, Shell said.
Capline runs 632 miles from St. James, Louisiana, to Patoka, Illinois, and supplies numerous Midwest refineries.
The line has a capacity of 1,140,000 barrels per day (bpd), but has been carrying between 700,000 and 800,000 bpd recently because demand is weak in a slow economy, officials said.
Shell operates the pipeline for a group of owners including Marathon and BP.
(Reporting by Bruce Nichols)
((Email: b.nichols@thomsonreuters.com; +1 713 210 8510; Reuters Messaging: bruce.nichols.reuters.com@reuters.net)) Keywords: OIL CAPLINE (For help: Click 'Contact Us' in your desk top, click here or call 1-800-738-8377 for Reuters Products and 1-888-463-3383 for Thomson products; For client training: training.americas@thomsonreuters.com ; +1 646-223-5546) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.