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“We believe the blending and transportation of biodiesel by pipeline will have significant advantages for our customers when compared to the alternative of installing capital-intensive blending facilities at individual marketing terminals,” said KMP Products Pipeline President Tom Bannigan.

In addition to Athens and Roanoke, the company will be able to move blended B5 to the following markets along Plantation:

• Birmingham and Oxford, AL.
• Bremen and Atlanta, GA.
• Belton and Spartanburg, SC
• Charlotte and Greensboro, NC.

Kinder Morgan also is optimistic that it will be able to ship blended biodiesel on Plantation’s Tennessee lateral serving Chattanooga and Knoxville. The company believes jet fuel currently moving on this lateral can be supplied into these markets by means other than Plantation which would open the door for shipment of a blended biodiesel on this lateral line.

Petroplex Plans Liquid Bulk Storage Terminal In Louisiana

PetroPlex International, LLC will build a liquid bulk storage and blending plant in St. James Parish, LA. The initial complement of storage tanks and docking system is scheduled for operation in 2011. The storage facility will be constructed in two stages with Phase One accommodating 4 million barrels of liquid petroleum. Phase Two will add 6 million barrels, constructed as industry demands dictate.

The storage terminal will provide tankage for crude oils, residual fuel oils, middle and light distillates, along with specialty oils. For heavy fuel oil clients, the facility will use a detailed inline blending system in conjunction with an efficient in-tank mixing system to ensure a homogenous end product.

Large-diameter pipelines/high-volume pumps will expedite the loading and discharging of cargoes. The facility will be capable of loading/discharging via truck rack, railcar, waterborne and pipeline connectivity to the Capline System, ship shoal and Houma pipelines.

Synodon Involved In Methane Field Trial In Canada

Synodon Inc. has agreed with Natural Resources Canada’s Earth Sciences Sector to perform a joint field trial to evaluate realSensTM technology’s ability to detect and measure methane seeps from conventional natural gas reservoirs and/or methane hydrate deposits in Arctic environments. The agreement encompasses field testing of the realSensTM technology to determine practical feasibility. The tests are scheduled to be completed by Sept. 30.

Researchers at Natural Resources Canada have studied natural releases of methane gas in the Mackenzie delta area for several years, documenting their widespread occurrence and possible association of some seeps with conventional gas fields and gas hydrates which occur beneath a thick permafrost interval. Development of a technology for detecting natural seepages of methane could result in a useful tool for Arctic exploration, and ultimately contribute to regional assessments of natural emissions of greenhouse gases.