Nevada's Need and Terminal

Southern Nevada is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country. In 2006, Clark County’s 1.2 million vehicles used approximately 3 million gallons of gasoline per day, and McCarran International Airport used about 1.27 million gallons of jet fuel per day. Due to Nevada’s growing tourism industry and the expected population growth to support it, it is estimated that the demand for fuels will increase by 25 percent over the next five years.

According to a report issued by the Blue Ribbon Commission, a board put together to study the area’s future fuel needs, Southern Nevada is expected to outstrip their fuel supply in the near future because of increased tourism and population growth.

The Blue Ribbon Commission also reported that Southern Nevada’s entire fuel supply is currently delivered through two parallel pipelines from Colton, California to North Las Vegas, which are running at/or near capacity. One pipeline measures 8 inches in diameter and has a capacity of approximately 31,000 barrels per day (one barrel equals 42 gallons). The second pipeline measures 14 inches in diameter and can carry approximately 109,000 barrels of product per day. All other fuel delivered to Southern Nevada is by tanker truck.

The Commission recommended that a new pipeline should be built to help meet demand and that it should come from a source other than California to provide enhanced reliability should one system experience failure or delay in service.

About The Las Vegas Terminal

To supply Southern Nevada with the petroleum they need, Holly is building the UNEV Pipeline and a products terminal in North Las Vegas.

The proposed terminal will be located in the Apex vicinity, an industrial area located west of I-15 and just off of Highway 93. The terminal, which will have the capacity to hold approximately 300,000 barrels, will receive gasoline and diesel from the refineries in North Salt Lake. The terminal will be the mechanism that allows product to be delivered to the end-users and retail outlets in Southern Nevada. The terminal will also have the potential to serve all of Nevada and the surrounding states.

Holly is purchasing 30 acres of land to build the terminal that will include a tank farm and truck loading rack. The terminal will employ 2 to 3 people and will operate 24 hours a day. It will be a state-of-the art facility including an automated system to provide control of security, product allocations, and credit and carrier certification by remote input of customer data.

The terminal will be overseen by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection. It will be constructed under strict state and federal environmental regulations, which ensure that it will be built in a way that is safe and environmentally sound in regards to air quality, fire and structure. An Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared for the Pipeline and terminals.

There will be state-of-the-art fire protection systems approved by local authorities. Holly will also work with local authorities to coordinate the training of local emergency responders.