Phillips 66 Boss Says Major Pipeline Project Has Broad Support

US federal and state officials are lining up with the oil industry to support a plan by Phillips 66 and Kinder Morgan Inc. to deliver gasoline to California via what could become the world’s largest fuel pipeline.

Prospective customers of the Western Gateway pipeline, announced in October, are facing a Friday deadline to formally signal interest in shipping fuel on the conduit. The idea was hatched during a brainstorming session at a corporate leadership development session and aims to connect fuel-making plants from the Midwest and other regions to California, where a wave of refinery closures is crimping energy supplies.