By the OGJ Online Staff
HOUSTON, Jan. 15 -- Holly Corp. subsidiary Navajo Refining Co. LP has completed the expansion of its petroleum products terminal at Moriarty, NM.
The expansion added gasoline and jet fuel to existing diesel fuel delivery capabilities.
An expansion of the pipeline from Navajo's 60,000 b/d Artesia, NM, refinery to Moriarty allows it to deliver more than 45,000 b/d of light products. Initial capacity of the system at startup at yearend 1999 was 16,000 b/d.
The system consists of 330 miles of 8-in. pipe leased from Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, and 60 miles of Navajo-owned 12-in. line.
Matthew Clifton, president of Holly Corp., said, "This pipeline system to the Four Corners Area, coupled with our announced refinery expansion, will allow Navajo to meet anticipated New Mexico petroleum product demand and to supply Colorado and Utah with light products in the event that proposed third-party pipeline extensions from the Four Corners Area to Salt Lake City are constructed."
Holly recently announced the receipt of permits for the expansion of Navajo's Artesia refinery and the addition of a new gas oil hydrotreater (OGJ Online, Jan. 8, 2001).
