http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-exec/2006/aug/08/080806628.html0807dv-bp-apology Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Tuesday it could take months to resume normal shipments of Alaska oil, but that there are adequate supplies to make up for the loss to West Coast refineries.
"My sense is we're in pretty reasonable shape," Bodman told a news conference.
He said there are relatively high inventories of crude oil in the system and that oil can be diverted from other producers, including Saudi Arabia and Mexico, to meet refinery needs.
About 400,000 barrels a day of Alaska crude oil is expected to be lost because of a shutdown of North Slope operations, following corrosion problems with pipelines.
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