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Summary The meeting agenda was distributed to those in attendance. Enforcement Implementation - Ms. Patti Edens of Equilon Pipeline shared a letter with the group. On January 6, 2000, Equilon Pipeline sent notice to all Basin Pipeline Shippers and Connecting Carriers that enforcement of the sulfur and gravity specifications for Domestic Sweet and Super Sweet would be effective on February 1, 2000. One change from the enforcement procedure as written was necessary. Equilon Pipeline will cut to protect the sweet but regrades to the inventory of the sweet shipper will be accounted for quarterly rather than annually. One comment had been received in response to the1/6/2000 letter and the quarterly inventory assessment was instituted to address that shipper’s concerns. Data to Date – Mr. Aaron Dillard of Conoco presented a report on the testing program to date. Some of the data included in the testing program are old. It was suggested that 1996, 97, and 98 data be combined into one reference point per year only. Aaron will institute that procedure. Also, 1996 through 1998 data will not be used in any statistical analyses. Aaron noted that Arco Pipeline has adopted Equilon's Domestic Sweet and Super Sweet specifications. A discussion on the continuation of the shipper’s testing program ensued. Generally, the consortium of shippers agreed to continue as the current program provides independent verification of Equilon’s findings. Also, the pipeline specifications only cover gravity and sulfur which, while are a good start, do not address the concerns of metals and distillation characteristics. Continuation of the shippers’ consortium will be discussed on an on-going basis. Oversight Committee - A small group of shippers agreed to serve on an oversight committee to monitor the data. The oversight committee will consist of Michael Czeskleba (Marathon/Ashland), HC Ouzts (Sinclair), Aaron Dillard (Conoco) and Don Bruce (EOTT). The oversight committee should meet between COQA meetings to assess the data and keep up with reporting techniques. Path Forward - The general meeting of the Mid-continent Subcommittee was adjourned at this point and the paying members only met with Equilon Pipeline and ITS Caleb Brett to discuss the costs of the testing and analysis program. Harry Giles
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