After service was interrupted, the main feeder lines to much of the east coast, are finally coming back online.
States, such as North Carolina, where 99 percent of incoming fuels are brought in through two pipelines from the gulf coast, were in a position to
distribute fuels using only reserves stored in tanks as the pumps located further south were without power. Cities such as Charlotte, began going dry
very quickly as the buying-panic set in.
COLONIAL PIPELINE PLANS TO RESTORE PARTIAL SERVICE BY THIS WEEKEND
August 30
As a result of an uncertain return to service schedules for electrical transmission companies, Colonial is taking actions including placing
distributed generation equipment at specific pipeline facilities and other operational options. These activities will allow Colonial to return both
its gasoline and diesel lines to partial service by this weekend.
Colonial Pipeline, headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., delivers a daily average of 100 million gallons of gasoline, home heating oil, aviation fuel
and other refined petroleum products to communities and businesses throughout South and the Eastern United States. Colonial consists of more than
5,500 miles of pipeline, originating at Houston, Texas, and terminating at the New York harbor.
COLONIAL CONTINUES TO SAFELY ADD CAPACITY TO ITS PIPELINE SYSTEM
September 2
Colonial Pipeline this morning announced that it continues safely to add capacity to both its Main Lines 1 and 2 and is at approximately 66% of normal
transportation volumes.
Additional restoration of electric power service has allowed Colonial to continue its planned capacity increase. Colonial crews continue to install
and connect the distributed generation equipment that will allow Colonial to add additional capacity to both the gasoline and distillate lines.
Current plans would allow Colonial to be at approximately 85% capacity by late this weekend.
You have no idea how close a real shortage came, to the east coast.
Without the pipelines online, it doesnt matter how much fuel you ship in from other countries, how much oil you can refine, how much fuel you have in
storage, if there is no effective way to distribute it.
[edit on 2-9-2005 by smirkley]
