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Arizona’s Motor Fuel Distribution System
Getting motor fuel from refinery to the retail service station requires a complex distribution system that relies on a network of “just-in-time” inventories and deliveries involving five oil industry sectors: 1) refineries, 2) pipelines, 3) terminals, 4) tanker trucks, and 5) retail stations.Refined product pipelines are the safest, most efficient and reliable way of delivering large volumes of gasoline over great distances.
Arizona Receives Its Gasoline ....
Through two refined product pipelines, both of which are currently owned and operated by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LLC.
1) The West Line is a single 20-inch diameter pipeline originating near Los Angeles that runs through southern California and Yuma, Arizona, terminating in Phoenix.
2) The East Line consists of 8- and 12-inch lines running parallel to each other from El Paso, Texas, to Tucson. From Tucson, the East Line becomes a single pipeline that “telescopes” from 8 inches to 12 inches as it reaches Phoenix.
Tanker Trucks and Drivers are the Workhorses of Fuel Distribution
Tanker trucks are the workhorses of the Arizona gasoline distribution system, delivering large volumes of gasoline to retail stations every day, around the clock.
Loading racks at the terminals are used to fill tanker trucks with gasoline and other motor fuels. A typical tanker truck carries 7,500-8,000 gallons of motor fuel per load. Most tanks are divided into several compartments to segregate the different fuels being loaded. Trucks configured for retail station deliveries may carry two or three grades of gasoline (87, 89, and 91), as well as diesel fuel, depending on the customer. We also looking for Inventory Control & Management background.
TC Energy received U.S. approval last year to expand its existing Keystone 590,000-bpd line - located far from the proposed Keystone XL - which would add an additional 170,000 bpd into the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast. >>All gasoline that is delivered to retail stations in Maricopa County during the winter months (November through March) must be blended with ethanol (10 percent by volume) to help reduce carbon monoxide emissions for improved air quality.
Loading racks at the terminals are used to fill tanker trucks with gasoline and other motor fuels. A typical tanker truck carries 7,500-8,000 gallons of motor fuel per load. Most tanks are divided into several compartments to segregate the different fuels being loaded. Trucks configured for retail station deliveries may carry two or three grades of gasoline (87, 89, and 91), as well as diesel fuel, depending on the customer. We also looking for Inventory Control & Management background.
TC Energy received U.S. approval last year to expand its existing Keystone 590,000-bpd line - located far from the proposed Keystone XL - which would add an additional 170,000 bpd into the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast. >>All gasoline that is delivered to retail stations in Maricopa County during the winter months (November through March) must be blended with ethanol (10 percent by volume) to help reduce carbon monoxide emissions for improved air quality.
The blending of ethanol into gasoline occurs at the terminal rather than at the refinery because ethanol cannot be delivered though pipelines. Ethanol is not delivered through pipelines because it attracts and absorbs water that may be present as condensation in the pipeline and thereby contaminate the gasoline. Ethanol is also a corrosive and continued transport of ethanol within pipelines could compromise a pipeline’s physical integrity.
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