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Insight: Oil pipeline crunch shifts U.S. shale race from drillbits to valves

Reuters -- The U.S. shale oil revolution can't be stopped, but it could be delayed by a potential shortfall of 10-ton valves and giant pipeline pumps essential for rebalancing markets upended by the surge in production.

Amid an unanticipated boom in inland oil output that turned the domestic market upside down last year, firms from Enterprise Products Partners to Shell Pipeline and Plains All American have launched a $20 billion bonanza to build, expand or reverse two dozen pipelines in the past year.

But as they help effectively to switch the flow of oil from the north to southern refineries and relieve the glut of cut-price, landlocked crude, concerns are growing that the firms that make key pipeline components may be straining to keep pace.

"The supply chain hasn't quite caught up," said Terry

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Submitted Jul 30, 2012 By: EZExit

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swrestler Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:6,135 Points:1,571,075 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 6:09:59 PM Ignore swrestler Report Abuse Drill Baby Drill....
200porter Champion Author Toronto Posts:2,065 Points:542,135 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 6:05:50 PM Ignore 200porter Report Abuse Looks like it's time to hire more people
Bud122CA Champion Author California Posts:7,471 Points:1,606,075 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 6:04:20 PM Ignore Bud122CA Report Abuse Keep driling and building. Boost the economy and lower gas prices.
unicornIL Veteran Author Chicago Posts:446 Points:384,945 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 6:03:51 PM Ignore unicornIL Report Abuse Sure
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,994 Points:1,120,705 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 6:00:58 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse Oil pipeline crunch shifts U.S.shale race from drillbits to valves and the old law supply and demand will settle the score for all sides in fair manner.
TDIdave Champion Author California Posts:5,058 Points:1,224,740 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 6:00:33 PM Ignore TDIdave Report Abuse Ok.
dollarwatcher Champion Author Wisconsin Posts:7,940 Points:1,534,995 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:59:40 PM Ignore dollarwatcher Report Abuse All meant for exporting I bet.
Ayeghoti Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,435 Points:346,875 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:57:43 PM Ignore Ayeghoti Report Abuse ?
hcivic Champion Author Virginia Posts:3,854 Points:2,265,715 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:55:30 PM Ignore hcivic Report Abuse plenty of gas in this country, use it
mabrams184 Champion Author Lexington Posts:2,104 Points:534,015 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:53:36 PM Ignore mabrams184 Report Abuse Supply and demand has little to do with it at this time.
aarrrt Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,276 Points:1,652,545 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:52:43 PM Ignore aarrrt Report Abuse Build them. Use our oil and natural gas.
Banjoe Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:4,250 Points:614,265 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:51:29 PM Ignore Banjoe Report Abuse The old law of supply and demand will settle the score for all sides in a fair manner. Guesses and gambles go only so far. it's the marketplace that will price this commodity.
ezone Champion Author Florida Posts:2,421 Points:947,110 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:50:53 PM Ignore ezone Report Abuse Sounds good for business to me.
my2002m Champion Author Tulsa Posts:6,069 Points:1,670,075 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:50:30 PM Ignore my2002m Report Abuse Need more pipelines especially from Canada.
mgune9 All-Star Author Dallas Posts:914 Points:200,395 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:49:52 PM Ignore mgune9 Report Abuse get out of the way agencies - lets move this energy
rf6480 Champion Author Miami Posts:1,534 Points:547,355 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:47:38 PM Ignore rf6480 Report Abuse All politics
Beaveronparade Champion Author Hartford Posts:2,105 Points:635,050 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:45:43 PM Ignore Beaveronparade Report Abuse Sounds like more jobs to me too. That's a great thing. They need to just get this done,been long enough.
knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,384 Points:697,000 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:45:34 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse Well that's typical of new stuff needed "Right Now"! Cost over runs. As they are most often quoted as saying "If you want it now, it'll cost ya". This is one of the reasons governments being short sighted fools cost us so much. They will "Doodle" on stuff until we reach a point where it should have been built yesterday. And yes, "Yesterday has a special premium price tag".
car54BC Champion Author British Columbia Posts:3,327 Points:1,255,880 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:45:26 PM Ignore car54BC Report Abuse Drill, drill !
jwduke1 Champion Author Iowa Posts:15,604 Points:3,068,265 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:41:40 PM Ignore jwduke1 Report Abuse Git'er done!
gass12 Champion Author Omaha Posts:8,389 Points:2,303,715 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:41:01 PM Ignore gass12 Report Abuse It has to be done
bonzoonfmb Champion Author Florida Posts:1,782 Points:644,585 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:38:08 PM Ignore bonzoonfmb Report Abuse Let's get them built! Domestically, of course.
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libertyut Champion Author Utah Posts:1,350 Points:291,625 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:35:15 PM Ignore libertyut Report Abuse Still waiting for $2.00 or less a gallon for gas.
Spankster85 Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,729 Points:357,065 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:32:34 PM Ignore Spankster85 Report Abuse Alrighty then.
rippertoo Champion Author Tacoma Posts:5,755 Points:1,141,835 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:32:30 PM Ignore rippertoo Report Abuse And up go the prices.
GoneUpAgain Champion Author Atlanta Posts:7,605 Points:1,345,250 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:32:19 PM Ignore GoneUpAgain Report Abuse Hey, let's build a bunch of factories so that when they come online, the shale gas boom will be over and all that money will be wasted. Don't expand people because you know this boom is not going to last forever. Enjoy those profits while you can.
paulydel Champion Author Delaware Posts:8,784 Points:847,675 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:31:35 PM Ignore paulydel Report Abuse That means more jobs to make the parts.
Pete12 Champion Author Albany Posts:4,874 Points:1,644,175 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:31:21 PM Ignore Pete12 Report Abuse Let's get the oil to where they need it and keep the price down.
w4kh Champion Author Tennessee Posts:11,670 Points:2,228,990 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jul 30, 2012 5:31:13 PM Ignore w4kh Report Abuse This actually could become a major and serious problem - if pipeline equipment is shoddily made with inferior valves, spills and other issues will rear their ugly heads...
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