Pipeline developer seeks waiver for transport to Gulf
Associated Press - January 26, 2009 5:25 PM ET
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Developers of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline to move Canadian crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries want an increase in the limit on pressure within the line.
The developers say the higher limit would optimize the flow of oil.
TransCanada Keystone Pipeline of Calgary, Alberta, wants to draw on up to 80% of the pipeline wall's strength -- rather than the maximum 72% specified in federal regulations.
The U.S. Department of Transportation is accepting public comment until Feb. 23.
Keystone XL would start at Hardisty, Alberta, pass through Montana, continue through South Dakota and end near the Nebraska-Kansas border.
Then it would connect to a pipeline set for construction in 2010 and end at Cushing, Okla. A proposed pipeline from Cushing would go through Texas, to the Gulf Coast.
