Colonial Pipeline, headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, delivers a daily average of 100 million US gallons (380,000 m3) of gasoline, home heating oil, aviation fuel and other refined petroleum products to communities and businesses throughout the South and Eastern United States. Colonial consists of more than 5,500 mi (8,900 km) of pipeline, originating at Houston, Texas, and terminating at New York harbor. The pipeline travels through the coastal states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. Branches from the main pipeline also reach Tennessee.
The main lines are 40 inches (1,000 mm) and 36 inches (910 mm) in diameter, with one primarily devoted to gasoline and the other carrying distillate products such as jet fuel, diesel fuel, and home heating oil. The pipeline connects directly to major airports along the system. Fifteen associated tank farms store more than 1.2 billion US gallons (4,500,000 m3) of fuel and provide a 45 day supply for local communities.
Products move through the mainlines at a rate of about 3 to 5 miles per hour (4.8 to 8.0 km/h). It generally takes from 14 to 24 days for a batch to get from Houston, Texas to the New York harbor, with 18.5 days the average time.
Colonial Pipeline's owners include Koch Industries (aka Koch Capital Investments Company LLC, 28.09% stake ownership), Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (aka Keats Pipeline Investors LP, 23.44% stake ownership), Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec (16.55% stake ownership), Royal Dutch Shell (aka Shell Pipeline Company LP, 16.12% stake ownership), and Industry Funds Management (aka IFM (US) Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC, 16.08% stake ownership).
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