LP Gas, September 2017
PROPANE SUPPLY AND PRICING Continued from page 36 is just a new Line 5 through the Straits of Mackinac according to Dalling Replace with a tunnel pipeline The belt and suspenders approach according to Petrash This alternative would consist of building a new pipeline but surrounding it with a concrete tunnel It is probably the most feasible and least expensive but Dalling notes that the tunnel would still have to go through water Banning crude throughput There has also been discussion of banning the movement of crude oil through the pipeline while still allowing the throughput of NGLs However since NGLs only account for 15 percent of the total flow through Line 5 continuing to operate the pipeline without crude would be uneconomical Dalling says The final alternative is shutting down the pipeline This however would have significant impacts on propane retailers An Enbridge crew works on a piece of equipment during a 2016 inspection of the pipeline Despite inspections many claim the pipeline has sustained structural damage over the years MTankCo Supply LLC MTankCo com ph 8002353528 fax 6623491346 sales@ mtankco com MEGR 1642 GREAT SAVINGS from MEC Copper Pigtails Hogtails ME1600 Series MEGR 1232 Compact Series MEGR 1222H SAVE 10 ON MEC Excela Flo DOMESTIC REGULATORS REGULATORS 20 ON MEC COPPER PIGTAILS HOGTAILS WITH REGULATOR PURCHASE NOW THROUGH 2017 OCTOBER 2 2017 Some restrictions apply MEC Copper Pigtail Hogtail Discount offer valid only with purchase of MEC Excela Flo Domestic Regulators 38 LPGas September 2017 www LPGasmagazine com
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