MagellanMidstream Partners LP and TransMontaignePartners LP are jointly assessing the development of a new refinedproducts pipeline in south Texas.

The potential project is an approximately 150-mile, 16-inchdiameter pipeline that could transport 150,000 barrels per day of gasoline,diesel fuel, propane, and condensate from Magellan's Corpus Christi terminal toTransMontaigne's Brownsville terminal in Texas, according to an April 4release.

The project is targeted to meet market demand in Brownsvilleand other south Texas markets, or for delivery to Mexico via truck, rail orconnections to pipelines owned by TransMontaigne and third parties, the releasesaid. Upon additional demand, the pipeline capacity could be expanded to250,000 bbl/d.

The potential pipeline could be operational by the end of2018, subject to receipt of necessary permits, regulatory approvals andsufficient customer demand.