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Oil and GasOklahoma, United States201-500 Employees
Explorer Pipeline operates a large petroleum products pipeline network and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is described as the second largest transporter of liquid petroleum products in the United States, with an 1880-mile system that begins at Gulf Coast refineries and moves products north to markets in Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Tulsa, St. Louis, and Chicago. The pipeline serves more than 60 shippers with a broad mix of products and moves products at about six miles per hour, with a Chicago-bound transit taking roughly 15 days and a cost of around $0.03 per gallon. The company notes a high safety standard for its pipeline, described as being 1,000 times safer than truck transport. Headquartered in Tulsa, Explorer Pipeline employs a mid-sized workforce. In July 2024, the company announced an extension of its binding open season to secure shipper commitments for a diluent expansion project that would increase transportation capacity on part of its system, with destination points at the Irwin/Cochin Terminal in Kankee County and the Manhattan/Southern Lights Terminal in Will County, Illinois.