FERC chairman calls for rethink of oil pipeline allocation after summer jet fuel gaps

摘要

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick told USsenators Sept. 28 that the process of allocating oil pipeline spacebased on past use needs to be reexamined in light of jet fuel shortagesseen at Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe International Airport this summer.Allocating pipeline space based on last year’s demand meant thatfaster-to-recover gasoline and diesel took up larger shares than jet fuelby the time air travel demand picked up.