Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P. Files Amended Tariff with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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The Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P. has submitted an amended tariff filing to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the proposed rates of uncommitted volume, effective October 1, 2025. This filing is in compliance with FERC regulations and the Interstate Commerce Act. The company is proposing a decrease in base and tiered rates for uncommitted volume, updating the proposed rates in Schedule A of the tariff.

Key Takeaways:

  • Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P. submitted an amended tariff filing to FERC on September 12, 2025, for the proposed rates of uncommitted volume, effective October 1, 2025.
  • The company is proposing a decrease in base and tiered rates for uncommitted volume, updating the proposed rates in Schedule A of the tariff.
  • The original filing included proposed base rates equal to the index ceiling levels and calculation of the new ceiling rates in Schedule A in accordance with the Notice of Annual Change in the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods issued May 16, 2025.
  • In this filing, Schedule A has been amended to update the proposed October 1, 2025, rates only.
  • The amended tariff cancels FERC No. 460.11.0 and issues a new tariff, FERC No. 460.12.1.
  • The base rates have decreased for all points, with the largest decrease being in the Findlay Delmont point, from 487.25 to 498.21, a decrease of 10.94.
  • The ceiling index factor used in the calculation of the new ceiling rates is 1.019976.

Statistics:

  • 10/1/2025: Proposed effective date of the amended tariff.
  • 7/1/2024: The current under rate for the proposed changes.
  • 7/1/2025: The current over rate for the proposed changes.
  • 1.019976: The ceiling index factor used in the calculation of the new ceiling rates.
  • 502.64, 509.79, 519.97, 513.95: The original and proposed rates for the Detroit Delmont point.
  • 487.25, 494.19, 504.06, 498.21: The original and proposed rates for the Findlay Delmont point.
  • 496.23, 503.29, 513.34, 507.40: The original and proposed rates for the Lima Delmont point.
  • 398.78, 404.45, 412.53, 407.75: The original and proposed rates for the Midland Delmont point.

Sources:

  • Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.P. September 12, 2025 Transmittal No. 329 OIL PIPELINE TARIFF FILING
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • 18 C.F.R. SS341.2(a)
  • 18 C.F.R. SS343.3(a)