Phillips 66, Kinder Plan First-Ever California-Bound Fuel Pipeline

Can a new pipeline give Southern California drivers some relief at the gas pump?

Two upcoming refinery shutdowns in California have raised concerns about tighter supplies and higher gasoline prices in the near future. But Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 have proposed a new pipeline project that would bring fuel to western states such as Arizona and allow more oil production in California to stay in the Golden State so that additional gasoline would be available to Southern California markets, including San Diego. The two Houst…

Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan Launch Open Season for Western Gateway Pipeline

Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan announced a binding open season this week for the Western Gateway Pipeline, a proposed 1,300-mile system to transport refined petroleum products from Texas refineries to markets in Arizona, Nevada, and California. A binding open season is a period where potential customers must commit to a contract for new or expanded pipeline capacity, often involving submitting a binding bid for service. The project would use a 20…

Phillips 66, Kinder plan first-ever California-bound fuel pipeline

By Nathan Risser | Bloomberg Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan Inc. plan to build a new pipeline system and reverse the flow on some existing conduits to haul gasoline and other fuels to California, Arizona and Nevada. As California’s in-state refining capacity dwindles, the regional market is becoming increasingly reliant on imported fuels, especially gasoline. The pipeline project hatched by Phillips 66 and Kinder will carry fuels from as far away…

Phillips 66, Kinder Morgan eye new pipeline to bolster US West Coast fuel supply

By Sumit Saha and Shariq Khan (Reuters) -Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan on Monday began soliciting shipper commitments for a proposed pipeline system that will move fuel from the Texas refining hub to bolster supplies in Arizona and California as a spate of refinery closures stokes supply concerns. If constructed, the new pipelines could help ease the strain on West Coast fuel supply from the planned closures of Phillips 66’s Los Angeles refinery…

Kinder Morgan, Phillips 66 propose first-ever California-bound fuel pipeline (KMI:NYSE)

Kinder Morgan and Phillips 66 unveiled plans to build a new refined products pipeline system to ship gasoline and other fuels from Texas to California, Arizona and Nevada.