Foothills Oil Pipe Line Ltd. , proposes 710 mile crude oil pipeline
In view of a growing surplus of Alaskan crude oil on the west coast, Northwest Energy Co. has applied for authority to construct and operate the Alaskan portion of the Alaska Highway Oil Pipeline from Skagway, Alaska to Keg River, Alberta (the Canadian portion is sponsored by Foothills Oil). The project involves a new marine terminal to receive up to 225,000 dwt tankers along the eastern shore of Skagway Harbor; a 3.5 mi long, 42 in. dia pipeline for unloading the tankers to transport the oil to eight 510,000 bbl storage tanks at the northwest corner of the city; a 36 in. dia, 14 mi line running northeasterly from this onshore facility to the border of Alaska and Canada. The White Pass and Yukon Corp. has joined Northwest Energy Co. and Foothills Pipe Line Ltd. as a partner in both the U.S. and Canadian segments of the project. Anticipated oil delivery volumes and pipeline operating pressures are given; the Canadian facilities to be constructed and the Delta Junction alternative, which would divert 500,000 bbl/day of Prudhoe Bay oil from the 48 in. dia Alyeska Pipeline into new storage facilities, near Delta Junction, Alaska, are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 6142104
- Journal Information:
- Pipeline News; (United States), Journal Name: Pipeline News; (United States) Vol. 51:4; ISSN PPLNA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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