Colonial Pipeline Adds Ability to Transport Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Expansion of allowed product specification provides Colonial customers ratable delivery across entire system

ALPHARETTA, Georgia (April 18, 2022) –Colonial Pipeline announced Monday the ability to accept customer nominations to ship Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) on its system. With this change, shippers will be able to nominate jet fuel that includes SAF from any Colonial origin point to any Colonial destination, including airports, along Colonial’s 5,500-mile system.

“Colonial Pipeline is excited to provide this new service to meet our customers’ evolving need for renewable fuels,” said Aaron Smith, business development manager for Colonial Pipeline. ​“We are ideally situated to safely and efficiently supply fuel with direct connections to seven East Coast international airports, along with transport connections to other large and mid-market airports.” 

Colonial proposed changes to existing product specifications and aligned those changes with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards for aviation kerosene. The proposed new specifications were circulated to current Colonial customers and fuel producers for their valued feedback, which then helped produce the final specifications that are now in effect.

SAF is a non-petroleum-based fuel made from renewable and waste resources that is nearly identical in chemical makeup to conventional aviation fuel. SAF is considered a drop-in fuel that can be blended up to 50% with conventional aviation fuel in accordance with ASTM standards. Like conventional aviation fuel, aviation fuel containing SAF can be transported via pipeline, thus enabling Colonial customers to rely on our existing transportation network for ratable delivery to the demand centers the Colonial system serves.

Colonial currently delivers aviation fuel directly to seven major airports, including Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, Nashville International Airport, Charlotte / Douglas International Airport, Piedmont Triad International Airport, Raleigh Durham International Airport, Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and Washington Dulles International Airport. In addition to the airports Colonial directly serves, product moving on the Colonial system is used to serve other airports in Birmingham, Knoxville, Augusta, Greenville / Spartanburg, Richmond, Norfolk, Philadelphia and the greater New York City area. Colonial also proudly serves our military with deliveries to multiple military installations along the East Coast.

About Colonial Pipeline: Colonial Pipeline Company, founded in 1962, connects refineries ­– primarily located in the Gulf Coast ­– with customers and markets throughout the Southern and Eastern United States through a pipeline system that spans more than 5,500 miles. The company delivers refined petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, home heating oil, and fuel for the U.S. military. Colonial is committed to safety and environmental stewardship across its operations. More information about Colonial is available at www.colpipe.com.

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