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April 27 (Reuters) - Shell Pipeline Co's Zydeco oil
pipeline was shut on April 25 after a limited release of crude
oil was detected in the Intracoastal Waterway, east of the
Sabine River, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.
The 22-inch line was immediately shut and initial estimates
of the release volume indicated about 30 barrels, the
spokesperson told Reuters via email.
The Zydeco pipeline system alleviates transportation
bottlenecks of crude arriving in Houston from the Eagle Ford,
Permian and Bakken regions, according to Shell Midstream
Partners' website. The system connects several crude oil
pipelines in Houston and Port Neches, and spans over 350 miles
(563.27 km), with a mainline capacity of 375,000 barrels per
day.
(Reporting by Arundhati Sarkar and Kavya Guduru in Bengaluru;
Editing by Christopher Cushing and Uttaresh Venkateshwaran)
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