LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An owner of a pipeline that supplies diesel and jet fuel to Arkansas locations plans to stop moving those products and businesses are working to find alternative suppliers.
Enterprise Products Partners of Houston intends to stop shipping the fuels by July 1 and plans to reverse the flow in the pipeline to transport a chemical used to make automotive plastics.
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The proposed changes are detailed in a filing by the company with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
The pipeline supplies fuel to El Dorado, Jonesboro and Little Rock, but Enterprise says there is a declining demand for diesel and jet fuels in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://is.gd/jkehX5 ) the state Chamber of Commerce wants federal regulators to reject Enterprise’s proposal or at least delay it due to diesel supply concerns.
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Information from: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, http://www.arkansasonline.com
