Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Bakken Oil To Port of Vancouver USA

Updates

Later, 7;38 pm: This post explains why they need to ship Bakken oil to California in ocean-going tankers rather than railing it there directly.  This will come into play if there's a oil-tanker event spilling oil into the Pacific Ocean.
 
Original Post

A reader sent me this story overnight, thank you. The reader who sent me the story below noted that Bakken oil would be railed to Vancouver, and then placed on ocean-going tankers for California, Washington, and Alaska. Because of the regulatory issues railing directly to California, it is easier/cheaper/whatever to go via Vancouver and then down to California.

The Columbian is reporting:
North Dakota's oil boom is bringing crude oil — and jobs — to the Port of Vancouver.
Tesoro Corporation and Savage Companies said Monday they've launched a joint venture to build and operate facilities to store, load and unload crude oil at the port. The crude oil would be shipped to the port by rail from the Bakken oil formation in North Dakota. Then it would be hauled by ship to refineries in Washington, California and Alaska for domestic purposes, including gasoline for cars and trucks.

The companies would own the facilities, designed to initially handle 120,000 barrels per day with the potential to expand to 280,000. However, Tesoro and Savage need to secure a ground lease with the port, which initially is expected to be for 10 years. The public will have a chance to weigh in on the matter: The port's Board of Commissioners is expected to decide a lease deal by June. Likewise, a public vetting will occur before Washington state's Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, a one-stop place for evaluating requests for permits to build major energy facilities.

2 comments:

  1. I was raised just outside of Vancouver USA. WA St gov't has always had a love-hate relationship with big business. Ran Boeing Out of State several yrs ago and I've seen small communities along the coast lose business to Oregon because of friendlier business climate in Oregon. Hope this works out, the area could use the employment boost

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    1. I find it simply amazing that city, county, state take their cues from activists who hate big business. I agree; I hope this works out. I followed the Boeing story quite closely; that was sad, also.

      Thank you for taking time to write.

      Later, when I get a free moment, I will posting an incredible story out of California that explains why Bakken operators are selecting Vancouver instead of railing to California directly.

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