Plains All American's Permian pipelines facing quality issues, sources say

Plains All American Pipeline LP

16/09/2025 14:14

By Georgina McCartney, Shariq Khan and Nicole Jao

NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Plains All American's crude oil pipelines linking the Permian shale basin to the Corpus Christi export hub are facing quality issues related to high mercaptans, or naturally-occurring sulfur compounds, according to sources familiar with the matter and a notice seen by Reuters.

Plains in recent days has sent notices to shippers that it will begin charging a half a dollar fee on every barrel that fails to meet mercaptan specifications on some of its pipelines in the Gulf Coast region, according to a notice to shippers seen by Reuters and two of the sources.

Plains did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

 (Reporting by Shariq Khan in New York; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

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