fares, (3) cancellation of nonprofitable routes or other reductions, or (4) 

 total abandonment of service. No reliable transit estimates for future opera- 

 tions can be made at this time. 



PIPELINE TRANSPORT 



PIPELINE NETWORKS 



The major pipelines in Northwest Florida are privately owned and serve 

 primarily to transport natural gas. In Santa Rosa County, however, one 625-cm 

 (10-in) Jay to Mobile pipeline operated by EXXON currently serves as a crude 

 oil collection line for the Hay oilfield. Locations of the major pipelines in 

 Florida are shown in Figure 4. The pipeline mileage, flows, and capacities in 

 Northwest Florida are unknown, but the State as a whole is served by 4,750 km 

 (2,952 mi) of transmission lines and 14,207 km (8,839 mi) of distribution 

 lines. In 1975, the Florida consumption of natural gas was 307.3 billion ft^ 

 mostly provided by pipelines linking the State with natural gas supplies in 

 Texas and Louisiana. 



PIPELINE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS 



Three major interstate pipeline companies supply natural gas to Florida. 

 Statistics of the Federal Power Commission and Department of Energy do not 

 give details on gas supply network characteristics or quantities for indi- 

 vidual States. Total company operating statistics, each spanning at least 

 three States, are shown in Table TRANS 48, Data Appendix. Since no details at 

 the State or county level are available, the extent of natural gas pipeline 

 system operations in Northwest Florida is obscure. Forecasts of pipeline 

 shipments were not made due to the lack of baseline data. 



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