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Crude Oil Pipeline Transportation Volume

Measures crude oil moved through pipeline systems.

By Lee BaileyPublished Sep 25, 2026

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Research date: Sep 25, 2026Use the dated article and cited sources for the definition, examples, and stated limitations.
Operating-model context: 18 connected conceptsPart of the reviewed Midstream Energy Infrastructure Economics; issuer definitions remain distinct where disclosed.
Company examples: 1 reviewed companyRelationships reflect supported examples, not a normalized cross-company KPI ranking.

Crude represented about 31.2% of aggregate liquids pipeline volume
The downstream marine figure is a different operating stage
Volume alone does not determine pipeline economics
Part of the Midstream Energy Infrastructure Economics
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Crude Oil Pipeline Transportation Volume measures crude oil moved through pipeline systems.

Enterprise Products Partners reported 2.578 million barrels per day in its 2025 operating disclosures.

Crude represented about 31.2% of aggregate liquids pipeline volume

Enterprise reported Liquids Pipeline Transportation Volume of 8.264 million barrels per day.

The crude lane therefore represented about 31.2% of that aggregate liquids total: 2.578 million divided by 8.264 million.

The downstream marine figure is a different operating stage

Crude Oil Marine Terminal Volume was 763 thousand barrels per day, about 29.6% of the crude pipeline figure as a simple scale comparison.

That ratio is not a utilization measure. Pipeline volumes and terminal-loading volumes can have different asset scopes, ownership interests, origins, destinations, and contract populations.

Volume alone does not determine pipeline economics

Throughput can support fee revenue, but realized economics also depend on tariffs, committed capacity, deficiency payments, ownership interests, operating costs, and system mix.

A crude pipeline can therefore carry more barrels without producing the same percentage change in margin.

Primary sources: Enterprise Products 2025 earnings release and Enterprise Products 2025 Form 10-K.

Part of the Midstream Energy Infrastructure Economics

Connect gas processing, NGL fractionation, liquids and natural-gas transportation, marine terminals, storage footprint, petrochemical production, and gross operating margin across an integrated midstream network.

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Where this concept fits

Pipeline, terminal, and storage networkCurrent relationship
Commodity-specific pipeline and marine-terminal volumes show throughput by service layer, equivalent pipeline volume provides a network-wide energy-equivalent view, and pipeline mileage plus liquids and gas storage capacity describe the physical footprint that supports those flows.
Crude Oil Marine Terminal VolumeCrude Oil Pipeline Transportation VolumeCurrent conceptEquivalent Pipeline Transportation Volume Liquids Pipeline Transportation Volume Midstream Liquids Storage Capacity Marine Terminal Volume Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation Volume Midstream Natural Gas Storage Capacity NGL Marine Terminal Volume NGL Pipeline Transportation Volume Midstream Pipeline Mileage
Gas processing and NGL conversion
Processing inlet volume shows physical rich-gas flow, fee-based processing volume isolates service activity, equity NGL-equivalent production captures commodity-linked processing exposure, and fractionation volume shows the downstream separation of mixed NGLs into purity products.
Equity NGL-Equivalent Production Volume Fee-Based Natural Gas Processing Volume Natural Gas Processing Inlet Volume NGL Fractionation Volume
Petrochemical throughput and margin conversion
Propylene production and petrochemical/refined-products pipeline volumes add manufacturing and specialty-product activity, while gross operating margin shows the issuer-defined non-GAAP operating contribution produced across the integrated network.
Midstream Gross Operating Margin Petrochemical and Refined Products Pipeline Volume Propylene Production Volume

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EPDOpen operating-model research →18 of 18 reviewed concepts in Midstream Energy Infrastructure EconomicsPipeline, terminal, and storage network11 of 11 bridge concepts supportedContinue through this bridge:Crude Oil Marine Terminal Volume Equivalent Pipeline Transportation Volume Liquids Pipeline Transportation Volume Marine Terminal Volume Midstream Liquids Storage Capacity Midstream Natural Gas Storage Capacity Midstream Pipeline Mileage Natural Gas Pipeline Transportation Volume NGL Marine Terminal Volume NGL Pipeline Transportation Volume

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