COMPANIES BUILDING NEW PIPELINE SYSTEM IN WEST-CENTRAL
SASKATCHEWAN
CALGARY, October 24 /CNW/ - Murphy Oil Company Ltd., Mobil Oil Canada,
and CS Resources Limited have launched construction of a new $9.8 million
heavy oil pipeline system in west-central Saskatchewan. Construction of the
new pipeline is expected to be completed by December 1, 1996.
The North-Sask Pipeline is a jointly-owned, dual pipeline system
consisting of condensate and heavy oil blend lines. It connects heavy oil
production north of the North Saskatchewan River to the Manito Pipeline at
Dulwich, Saskatchewan for ultimate delivery to the Interprovincial Pipe Line
Inc. system at Kerrobert, Saskatchewan.
Dennis Urquhart, Vice President, Supply and Transportation for Murphy
Oil, is excited about the new pipeline in an area which has until now only
been serviced by the Husky line. ``The North-Sask Pipeline opens up new
opportunities for heavy oil producers north of the North Saskatchewan River,
and provides these producers with better access to markets via the
interprovincial Pipe Line system.''
The pipeline joins Mobil's Celtic Pipeline at Tangleflags with proposed
tie-ins to the Murphy battery at North Tangleflags and other producing fields.
In 1997, a future pipeline connection is planned to CS Resources' Paradise
Hills heavy oil production. Discussions concerning the tie-in of additional
heavy oil production properties are also underway.
The Murphy operated pipeline will consist of approximately 70 km of new
and existing dual blend and condensate lines ranging from three inches (88.9
mm) to ten inches (273.1 mm) in diameter. The lines will have a capacity for
up to 6,000 cubic metres per day of raw crude when fully powered and will
deliver specification blend heavy oil to the Manito Pipeline at Dulwich.
Note to Editors: A map accompanies this news release. For a copy of
this map please contact Canada NewsWire at (403) 269-7605.
For further information: John Kers, Murphy Oil, (403) 294-8080, Fax: (403) 294-8834
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