Notice of Pipeline Carrier Tariff Filing
The REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA (Commission) gives notice that Kenai Pipeline Company (KPL) filed TL34-306, a revenue requirement study and cost-of-service study based on a 2017 test year. With TL34-306, KPL proposes a rate restructuring to implement identical rates for all movements of both crude oil and refined products. Should the Commission determine to suspend TL34-306, KPL has requested temporary rates, subject to refund, equal to the filed rates, effective November 1, 2018 (see Supplemental Tariff Advice Letter, filed September 12, 2018).
KPL states that following the sale of the Swanson River Oil Pipeline (SROP) to Hilcorp Alaska, LLC (Hilcorp), KPL revised its tariff to remove the SROP receipt point from its tariff. KPL also states that following the transfer of the SROP to Hilcorp, KPL has continued to accept volumes of crude oil produced from the Swanson River Field. KPL states that it should not have deleted the SROP receipt point from its tariff. With TL34-306, KPL proposes to re-insert the SROP as a receipt point on its rate schedule. The current and proposed transportation rates are shown below.
| From | To | Current Rate | Proposed Rate |
| Swanson River Interconnection | Pipelines of Others | N/A | $0.5053/barrel |
| Plants near Sec. 34, T.8N., R.12W., Nikishka Bay, Cook Inlet | Pipelines of Others | $0.0770/barrel | $0.5053/barrel |
| Tank Trucks | Pipelines of Others | $0.0300/barrel | $0.5053/barrel |
| Receiving Crude Petroleum from Marine Tankers, Storing Crude Petroleum, and Delivering Crude Petroleum to Pipelines of Others | | $0.0590/barrel | $0.5053/barrel |
| Loading Refined Petroleum Products Aboard Marine Vessels | | $0.0590/barrel | $0.5053/barrel |
In addition, KPL is proposing to remove Section 2.16 (Adjustments for Gravity Differentials) from its tariff. KPL states that the gravity adjustment was applicable when there were multiple shippers moving varying qualities of crude oil through the common stream of KPL’s system; however, affiliates of KPL have been the only shippers on KPL. As a result, the gravity adjustment is unnecessary.
This notice may not contain all requested revisions and the Commission may approve a rate or classification which varies from that proposed. You may obtain more information about this filing by contacting Robin O. Brena, Attorney for KPL at 810 N Street, Suite 100, Ste. 1400, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 258-2000. The complete filing is also available for inspection at the Commission's office, at 701 West Eighth Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501; phone: (907) 276-6222 or may be viewed at the Commission’s website at http://rca.alaska.gov by typing “TL34-306” in the Find a Matter search box.
To comment on this filing, please file your comments by 5:00 p.m., September 28, 2018, at the Commission address given above or via our website at:
https://rca.alaska.gov/RCAWeb/WhatsNew/PublicNoticesComments.aspx
Please reference TL34-306 and include a statement that you have filed a copy of the comments with the pipeline carrier at its address given above. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Valerie Fletcher-Mitchell at (907) 276-6222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TTY/Alaska Relay: 7-1-1 or 1-800-770-8937, or send a request via electronic mail to rca.mail@alaska.gov by September 21, 2018.
DATED at Anchorage, Alaska, this 13th day of September, 2018.
REGULATORY COMMISSION OF ALASKA
Julie C. Vogler
Finance Section Manager