The
pipeline
can
operate
reliably
with
oil
flows
as
low
as
350,000
barrels
per
day,
but
throughput
below
that
threatens
its
viability,
said
the
report
by
Alyeska
Pipeline
Service
Co,
which
manages
the
pipeline
for
owners
BP,
ConocoPhillips,
Exxon
Mobil
and
other
oil
companies.
That
threshold
–
which
expected
to
be
reached
in
about
a
decade
if
oil
production
continues
to
decline
at
current
rates
–
is
the
first
ever
identified
as
a
specific
minimum
throughput
for
reliable
operations,
Reuters
reported.
The
800-mile
pipeline
shipped
an
average
of
about
605,000
barrels
per
day…
