RCA OKs Alpine-Brooks Range connection

Petroleum News

The Regulatory Commission of Alaska said March 1 that it has approved an application filed by Alpine Transportation Co. for a connection permit for the Brooks Range Petroleum Corp. Southern Miluveach crude oil sales line to the Alpine Pipeline.

Alpine Transportation had requested approval by March 1 - and in lieu of that, had requested a temporary connection permit by that date.

The Brooks Range 6-inch sales line is an estimated 0.2217-mile line, running from the processing facility at the Mustang pad in the Southern Miluveach unit to a tie-in to the common carrier Alpine Pipeline near Kuparuk River unit drill site 2S.

Alpine Transportation estimated the cost of the tie-in at $1.05 million, which will be paid by Brooks Range. Operating expenses related to the new connection equipment are some $20,000 per year and will be included in the pipeline’s rates.

RCA said Alpine Transportation and Brooks Range entered into a connection agreement in January 2018. The application for connection filed Nov. 16 is granted, as is the request for approval of connection agreement filed at the same time.

- Petroleum News