Kinder Morgan’s SFPP West and CALNEV pipelines have returned to service, a Kinder Morgan consultant revealed to Rigzone on Tuesday.
“There are presently no vital impacts to our operations,” a media assertion despatched to Rigzone by the consultant yesterday, which had a timestamp of 10:25am CT on January 13, famous.
“We proceed to actively monitor the California wildfires and can work with our prospects on any potential impacts,” it added.
A media assertion despatched to Rigzone by the consultant yesterday, with a timestamp of 11:25am CT on January 8, stated, “the fires should not immediately impacting our operations” however added that “the SFPP West and CALNEV pipelines had been shut down on account of energy outages within the space”.
“We count on the traces to renew service as soon as the facility has been restored,” it added.
A media assertion despatched to Rigzone by the consultant on Tuesday, with a timestamp of 12:15pm CT on January 9, acknowledged that the SFPP West and CALNEV pipelines “stay shut down on account of energy outages within the space”.
“We proceed to observe the state of affairs and count on the traces to renew service as soon as the facility has been restored,” that assertion added.
Kinder Morgan’s SFPP system contains the North Line, the San Diego Line, the Oregon Line, the West Line, and the East Line, the corporate’s web site exhibits.
The West Line “is roughly 515 miles of main pipeline and presently transports merchandise from the Los Angeles Basin to Colton and Imperial, California, and Phoenix, Arizona,” the positioning states.
Kinder Morgan’s 566-mile CALNEV pipeline system transports gasoline, diesel and jet gasoline from Los Angeles, California, refineries and marine terminals via parallel 14-inch and 8-inch diameter pipelines that originate in Colton, California, and lengthen to terminals in Barstow, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada, the corporate’s web site notes.
The pipeline system additionally serves the Nellis Air Power Base in Las Vegas, NV, McCarran Worldwide Airport in Las Vegas, NV, and Edwards Air Power Base within the Mojave Desert in southeastern California, it provides.
In a briefing on the White Home on January 14, which was transcribed on the White Home web site, U.S. President Joe Biden stated, “these wildfires are the worst in California historical past”.
“Over the previous few weeks, state and native and federal firefighters had been in a position to forestall the most important fires from shifting into new areas,” he added.
“In different phrases, they’ve been in a position to include the fires. Fourteen p.c containment within the Pacific Palisades has been – that’s how a lot has been contained. Thirty-three p.c within the fireplace in Pasadena. Ninety-five p.c in Sylmar. And the fireplace in Ventura has been one hundred pc contained,” he continued.
“Over the subsequent few days, we’re anticipating sturdy wind gusts that … may … be … extra gasoline for fires. And I’m persevering with to direct the federal authorities to do every thing potential … every thing we probably can to assist California,” Biden continued.
On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom “introduced over 300 further firefighting personnel and 135 further engines prepositioning in strategic Southern California areas upfront of utmost fireplace climate anticipated via Wednesday,” a press release posted on Newsom’s web site on Monday highlighted.
“These assets add to the already historic response to struggle fires within the space, bringing the overall to greater than 15,000 personnel and a mixed 1,900 fireplace engines, water tenders, plane and bulldozers,” the assertion added.
In that assertion, Newsom warned “we aren’t out of the woods but”.
“As we anticipate extreme fireplace climate within the coming days, we’re surging hundreds of personnel and tools to make sure the security of our communities,” he stated.
“Our response efforts proceed on the bottom throughout this ever-evolving state of affairs – Southern Californians should keep vigilant and heed orders from native authorities,” he continued.
Final week, a Phillips 66 spokesperson instructed Rigzone that the corporate is intently monitoring the fires in Southern California.
“There are presently no disruptions to operations, and Phillips 66 is actively taking steps to reduce any potential disruptions,” that spokesperson stated.
“The protection and well-being of our workers stay our prime precedence, and we’re actively taking steps to make sure their security,” the spokesperson added.
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