Pipeline shipping rates rise again

Federal regulators have let owners of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline boost what they charge to ship oil through the line, but shippers could get refunds from the owners later if the government determines the rates are too high.

All five pipeline owners announced last month that they would increase their shipping rates for Outside-bound oil starting Jan. 1 by as much as 40 percent. The state of Alaska and two nonowner oil companies appealed to the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Phillips - Jan 6, 2007 - 10:51 AM PST
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by Patricia Phillips - Oct. 1, 2008

A good, concise overview of the major oil companies' new increase in Alaska oil pipeline shipping charges and the controversy surrounding them.

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