Utah's crude transportation options include Uinta Express project

摘要

Utah's crude oil transportation options—which include Tes-oro Refining & Marketing Co. LLC's proposed Uinta Express Pipeline—typify the broader US challenge in several ways. Production has climbed dramatically in Duchesne; and Uintah counties, and producers are searching for ways to transport crude to refiners. Four Salt Lake-area refineries are ideal destinations for much of it, but no existing pipeline capacity is available. While surface transportation—specifically, tanker trucks—is providing some immediate relief, government and industry leaders are seeking better long-term solutions.