18 Facts About Colonial Pipeline

Colonial Pipeline was founded in 1961 and construction of the pipeline began in 1962.

Colonial Pipeline had earlier served as vice president and general manager overseeing construction of the pipeline.

Colonial Pipeline's ownership increased to 10 shareholders including Atlantic Richfield Company; BP Oil Company; Cities Service Company; Continental Pipe Line Company; Mobil Pipe Line Company; Phillips Investment Company; Texaco, Inc ; The American Oil Company; The Toronto Pipe Line Company and Union Oil Company.

Colonial Pipeline announced the construction of a 40-inch loop line from Atlanta, Georgia to Greensboro, North Carolina, and a 16-inch lateral loop between Greensboro, North Carolina and Selma, North Carolina.

Colonial Pipeline became the first company to equip gasoline storage tanks with geodesic domes.

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Colonial Pipeline updated its Atlanta control center with a new generation of its computerized SCADA system.

Colonial Pipeline began deliveries to Department of Defense, Defense Fuel Supply Command .

Colonial Pipeline Company celebrated its 25th anniversary, serving 79 shipper companies and 67 suppliers.

Colonial Pipeline Company relocated its corporate headquarters in Atlanta from Lenox Towers to Resurgens Plaza.

Colonial Pipeline Company was recognized by API for its safety and environmental record, receiving the first "Distinguished Environmental and Safety Award".

Colonial Pipeline marked a record year with an annual throughput of 2.

Colonial Pipeline connects directly to several major airports, including Atlanta, Nashville, Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh-Durham, Dulles, and Baltimore-Washington.

Colonial Pipeline's approved product list includes more than 86 different products.

All products delivered by Colonial Pipeline must pass a rigorous test program to assure quality.

Colonial Pipeline protects the quality of the products it carries to the point of excluding certain products.

Colonial Pipeline rented portable generators to help restore partial service as utilities recovered and restored normal service.

When Hurricane Rita hit a month later, Colonial Pipeline used these generators to help load product stranded in refinery storage tanks that did not have power.

Colonial Pipeline was featured in an August 1964 edition of Time magazine in an article titled, "The Invisible Network: A Revolution Underground".