A pair of fuel companies hoping to set up the first ever gasoline pipeline carrying fuel into California from other states upped the ante on the ambitious proposal Friday.
What happened: Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan launched a second open season for their Western Gateway pipeline proposal, a period during which other companies will be able to express interest in transporting fuel through the future pipeline.
The companies’ initial proposal, announced in October, envisioned moving gasoline from St. Louis to San Bernardino County. Now, the fuel firms want to carry the out-of-state gasoline all the way to the Los Angeles area by reversing the direction of flow in an existing Kinder Morgan pipeline.
The two companies have already received shipper commitments to use the Western Gateway pipeline, according to the announcement.
