# CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-MPLX to restart Ozark crude pipeline on Thursday after outage -traders

> MPLX planned to restart its 360,000 bpd Ozark crude pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to Wood River, Illinois on May 30 after an outage. Traders linked the shutdown to regional flooding. Cushing spreads and cash rolls strengthened on the restart news.

- Date: 2019-05-29 · published 2019-05-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59239-corrected-update-2-mplx-to-restart-ozark-crude-pipeline-on-thursday-after
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

The restart eases a Cushing supply disruption that had weighed on WTI spreads and cash prices. Flood-related logistics problems in the US Midwest also affect regional energy and transport costs.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral

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## Sources

- yahoo.com: https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-mplx-expects-restart-ozark-175641451.html

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