DOE (U. S. Department of Energy) study supports northern U. S. crude line

Journal Article · Mon Mar 05 04:00:00 EST 1979 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6929744

According to a DOE study on supply alternatives for the Northern Tier through 2000, maximum Northern Tier processing capacity for North Slope crude is 625,000-708,000 bbl/day, excluding all other high-sulfur crudes, the demand of Northern Tier states (other than Wyoming and other states that produce high-sulfur crudes) for North Slope oil through a west-to-east pipeline would total 300,000-350,000 bbl/day. Without a supply of Alaskan crude, Northern Tier states would face oil shortages stemming from Canada's curtailment of oil exports and from the continuing decline of U.S. oil supplies. Among the alternate systems studied were Northern Tier Pipeline Co.'s proposed line, the Trans-Mountain Pipeline, the Foothills pipeline through Canada along the Alaska Highway route, the Kitimat project from British Columbia to Edmonton, and the Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) line from Long Beach, Calif., to Midland, Tex. Transportation cost estimates, which were very close for the various rival pipelines, are briefly discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6929744
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 77:10; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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