This content is not included in
your SAE MOBILUS subscription, or you are not logged in.
Assessment of LPG Transportation and Marketing Infrastructure
Annotation ability available
Sector:
Language:
English
Abstract
An analysis of the additional fuel storage and distribution infrastructure that would be required if 51.9 billion liters (13.7 billion gallons) of LPG were used as transportation fuel in 2010 was completed. The LPG for transportation sector use was assumed to be produced from a network of LPG-producing refineries and gas plants similar to the one currently in place, but incorporating expanded production capabilities. Using the PADD districts as a guide, the net flow of LPG from the producing regions to the consumption regions was estimated. The LPG fuel was assumed to be moved by both new and existing systems of pipeline, barges, rail cars, and tank trucks. Additional storage capacity and other modifications were estimated to be required at LPG bulk terminal and plant locations. Approximately 15,800 retail service stations incorporating LPG storage and dispensing equipment were deemed necessary for supporting the assumed LPG transportation fuel sector in 2010. The total national cost for the storage and distribution system requirements, as well as the service station modification costs for dispensing LPG to motor vehicles, was estimated between $4.17 and $6.01 billion. A retail price of between 21 and 30 cents per liter ($0.80 to $1.14 per gallon) of LPG was also estimated. In gasoline equivalent units, this cost for LPG motor fuel would be 28 to 41 cents per liter ($1.08 to $1.56 per gallon).
Recommended Content
Technical Paper | Drive Cycle Development for Electrical Three Wheelers |
Technical Paper | ARE LIGHT RESIDUAL OILS ECONOMY LOCOMOTIVE DIESEL FUELS? |
Technical Paper | An Improved Waste Collection System for Space Flight |
Authors
Citation
Wilcox, G. and Bechtold, R., "Assessment of LPG Transportation and Marketing Infrastructure," SAE Technical Paper 932816, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/932816.Also In
References
- R. F. Webb Corporation The Supply, Infrastructure, and Economics of an Expanded Motor Vehicle Fuel Market for LPG in the U.S U.S. Department of Energy March 1992
- “Worldwide Gas Processing,” Oil & Gas Journal July 9 1990
- Energy Information Administration Petroleum Supply Annual, 1990 1 May 30 1991
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census Statistical Abstract of the United States: 1990 110th 1990
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ozone and CO Areas Violating the National Ambient Air Quality Standards March 6 1991
- National Propane Gas Association 1991 LP-Gas Market Facts 1991
- Horner W.N. Amoco Canada Petroleum Company Ltd. Calgary Alberta Canada Propane - Sources & Resources oral presentation at the CERI Conference on Commercializing Clean Fuels for Transportation Ottawa, Ontario April 13, 1992
- Myers, R.E. The Supply. Infrastructure, and Economics of an Expanded Motor Vehicle Fuel Market for LPG in the U.S U.S. Department of Energy March 1992
- Energy Information Administration Petroleum Supply Annual, 1990 Volume 1 DOE/EIA-0340(90)/1 1990
- “1990 U.S. interstate pipelines' efficiency continues improving,” Oil & Gas Journal Pipeline Economics Issue November 25 1991
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration Domestic Waterborne Trade of the United States, 1987-1989 November 1991
- Energy Information Administration Petroleum Supply Annual, 1990 Volume 2 1990
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration Lower Mississippi River Regional barge Fleeting Assessment, Plan, and Handbook Guide Volume 1 1984
- American Petroleum Institute Basic Petroleum Data Book X 1 January 1990
- Association of American Railroads Railroad Facts, 1991 Edition 1991
- R.F. Webb Corporation An Assessment of Propane as an Alternative Transportation Fuel in the United States National Propane Gas Association June 1989
- Meyers Robert E. The LP Gas Clean Fuels Coalition, to Barry McNutt U.S. Department of Energy July 29 1991
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration MARAD ‘90 April 1991
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration MARAD ‘84 February 1984
- R.F. Webb Corporation An Assessment of Propane as an Alternative Transportation Fuel in the United States National Propane Gas Association June 1989
- Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc. Capital and Operating Costs of a Fuel Methanol Distribution System, 1988 Update U.S. Department of Energy October 1988
- Landrum Jerry V.E. Enterprises, Inc. Springer, Oklahoma March 1992
- Brubaker Fred 4D Company Baltimore, Maryland March 1992
- McElroy Dan Trinity Industries May 1992
- Tarrenton Tank Manufacturers May 1992
- Texas Eastern Products Pipeline Company L. P., Propane Pipeline Tariff Information, Supplement No. 3 to FERC No. 13 May 1 1991
- Enron Liquids Pipeline Company Propane Pipeline Tariff Information, FERC No. 14 March 2 1989
- Suburban Propane, Propane Rail Tariff Rates June 7 1991
- Petrolane Gas Service, Propane Tank Truck Tariff Information April 1988
- Lightning Supply, Propane Tank Truck Tariff Information February 1988
- R. S. Means Company, Inc. Means Building Construction Cost Data, 1991 49th 1991
- EA Energy Technologies Life Cycle Economic Comparison of Diesel and Compressed Natural Gas Transit Bus Refueling Facilities Draft Report, Prepared for the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority January 1992
- Webb R.F. The Supply, Infrastructure and Economics of an Expanded Motor Vehicle Fuel Market for LPG in the U.S U.S. DOE Office of Policy, Planning, and Analysis March 1992
- Kidd, Fred Plant Systems Inc. May 1992
- U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration Monthly Energy Review January 1992
- U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration Annual Energy Outlook, with Projections to 2010 March 1991
- Commerce Clearing House, Inc. State Tax Guide 1991
- Highway Users Federation 1992 Highway Fact Book January 1992
- U.S. Federal Highway Administration “Monthly Motor Fuel Reported by State” January 1992 Table MF-121T, FWHA-TL-91-01
- The Lundberg Letter Vital Statistics and Analysis in Oil Marketing and Related Industries XVII 7 February 24 1989