Our Work
At Shell Pipeline Company, we understand the importance of safe and reliable pipeline operations. Our commitment is to operate responsibly and sustainably, prioritizing the safety of our communities and the environment.
Committed to safety and reliability
- Safety First: We prioritize safety in all our operations, guided by our core values of honesty, integrity, and respect.
- Experienced Operations: With more than a century of expertise, we bring proven technical and operational excellence to every project and operational asset.
- Community Commitment: We are dedicated to being a good neighbor, actively engaging with and supporting the communities near our assets.
Pipelines are one of the safest ways to transport the energy we use daily. We are committed to maintaining this safety through every phase of our assets’ lifecycle—designing, constructing, operating, maintaining, and decommissioning. Our focus is on ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone involved.
Projects
At Shell Pipeline Company, we are focused on safety and quality at every step of the construction process. From planning and design to pipe manufacturing, transportation, assembly, and system start-up, we maintain the highest standards. We work with local communities and landowners, taking into consideration their feedback and concerns in the project process.
Learn more about the project construction process.
Operational excellence
We maintain our focus on safe, secure and compliant operations once an asset is built and operational.
As we coordinate transportation and storage of more than 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil, refined products, chemicals and NGLs annually, we also take steps to preserve the integrity of our pipelines, storage tanks and facilities to help keep them safe, reliable and environmentally sound.
This work includes:
- Conducting risk and integrity assessments by performing scheduled inspections and integrating data from numerous sources.
- Conducting frequent ground or aerial surveys along our pipeline routes, looking for any excavations or abnormal operating conditions.
- Performing ongoing maintenance and damage prevention activities and looking for opportunities to identify and mitigate emerging risks.
Additionally, our systems are continuously operated and monitored 24 hours a day by our Houston Control Center. Our highly trained controllers are integral in every aspect of operations and can swiftly implement protective measures if a release or other issue is detected. The systems and hardware within the control center are designed to provide redundancy and security to all pipeline operations.
While our focus is on prevention of emergencies, we are fully prepared to respond promptly in the unlikely event of an incident. Our team works closely with local emergency responders, consistently communicating, planning, and drilling, to ensure our response efforts are well-coordinated and effective.
