2016, mostly in areas that were far from existing refining and pipeline infrastructure. The
production increase led to substantial discounts for oil producers to reflect the high cost of
alternative transportation methods. I show how the expansion of the crude oil pipeline
network reduced oil price differentials, which fell from a mean state-level difference of $10
per barrel in 2011 to about $1 per barrel in 2016. Using data for the Permian Basin, I …