| Calnev Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| From | Los Angeles, California |
| To | Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada |
| General information | |
| Type | Oil products |
| Owner | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 550 mi (890 km) |
| Maximum discharge | 0.128 Mbbl/d (~6.38×106 t/a) |
| Diameter | 14 in (356 mm) |
The Calnev Pipeline is a 550 miles (890 km) long buried refined oil products pipeline in the United States that is owned by Kinder Morgan Energy Partners. The pipeline consists of two parallel lines, the larger, has a diameter of 14 inches (360 mm) and the smaller one has a diameter of 8 inches (200 mm).[1] The lines carry gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel fuel from Los Angeles, California refineries as far as Nellis Air Force Base on the northeast side of Las Vegas, Nevada. It carries approximately 128,000 barrels per day (20,400 m3/d). Jet fuel from the pipeline is also delivered to the McCarran International Airport tank farm in Paradise. Additional terminal facilities are located in Baker, California.
The line is the sole source for the products it delivers to Las Vegas. The Unev pipeline, expected to begin operating in 2011, would provide a second path to Las Vegas.
On May 25, 1989, the Calnev Pipeline ruptured in a San Bernardino, California neighborhood due to damage from the cleanup of a train derailment that occurred thirteen days earlier. The resulting gasoline fire killed two people and destroyed eleven homes.
On July 23, 2007, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners announced that it will expand the pipeline by constructing an additional 16 inches (410 mm) pipeline alongside the existing pipelines. It will increase the total pipeline system capacity to 200,000 barrels per day (32,000 m3/d), and with additional pumping stations to more than 300,000 barrels per day (48,000 m3/d).[2]