- Some of Colonial Pipeline's owners are exploring divesting their stakes, hoping they can fetch prices that would value the largest U.S. fuel transportation system in excess of $10 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
A subsidiary of Koch Industries, the remaining co-owner, has indicated it plans to keep its 28.1% stake in Colonial, one of the sources said. Colonial's pipeline system stretches over 5,500 miles from Houston in Texas to New York's harbor. It moves 100 million gallons of fuel daily, including gasoline, jet fuel, diesel and
Colonial had failed to plan and prepare for a manual restart and shutdown operation, which exacerbated the fallout, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration found at the time.Shell consolidated its 16.13% into a single holding in 2019, while Koch has held its current position since 2003.