Lisa Murkowski: “I think the generalization was that she was concerned with the export from the State of Alaska of some 60,000 barrels a…”

“I think the generalization was that she was concerned with the export from the State of Alaska of some 60,000 barrels a day of oil product. As I have explained on this floor before, the export of our oil product, which is surplus to the west coast, has been carried on by one company that had that access, British Petroleum. British Petroleum has since acquired the non-Alaska segment of ARCO, which includes a number of refineries. BP did not have refineries on the west coast. I have introduced a letter in the Record from BP indicating they will curtail exports of Alaskan oil at the end of this month. I also have a letter from Phillips, which has acquired ARCO Alaska, and it is not their intent to export Alaskan oil. I hope that addresses and resolves the issue and satisfies the concerns of those who continually bring this up in spite of my explanation.”