LONDON, Ontario — As the United States continues to play political Ping-Pong with the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian officials and companies are desperately seeking alternatives to get the country’s nearly 200 billion barrels in oil reserves — almost equal to that of Saudi Arabia — to market from landlocked Alberta.
Oil companies complain that they are losing revenues from pipeline bottlenecks. So Canada is plunging ahead with plans to build more pipelines of its own.
To hasten development of new export routes, the Conservative government is streamlining permit processes by accelerating scheduled hearings and limiting public comment. The government has also threatened to revoke the charitable status of environmental groups that are challenging the projects. And Public Safety Canada, the equivalent of the United States Department of Homeland Security, has classified environmentalists as a potential source of domestic terrorism, adding them to a list that includes white supremacists.
After President Obama refused to grant a permit for Keystone XL in January, Stephen Harper, Canada’s prime minister, indicated that he would never again be “held hostage” to United States politics, saying that some Americans saw his country as “one giant national park.” He said Canada would redirect oil that had been destined for Gulf Coast refineries to other countries, particularly China.
more thoughts from our neighbors:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/s...-ways-to-get-oil-reserves-to-market.html?_r=3
As Expected: Canada To Build Replacement For Keystone Pipeline To Sell Their Oil To China…
Hey, why should we buy oil from our friendly neighbors in Canada when we can import it from half way around the world from the Wahhabi regime in Saudi Arabia?*
Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » As Expected: Canada To Build Replacement For Keystone Pipeline To Sell Their Oil To China…
Oil companies complain that they are losing revenues from pipeline bottlenecks. So Canada is plunging ahead with plans to build more pipelines of its own.
To hasten development of new export routes, the Conservative government is streamlining permit processes by accelerating scheduled hearings and limiting public comment. The government has also threatened to revoke the charitable status of environmental groups that are challenging the projects. And Public Safety Canada, the equivalent of the United States Department of Homeland Security, has classified environmentalists as a potential source of domestic terrorism, adding them to a list that includes white supremacists.
After President Obama refused to grant a permit for Keystone XL in January, Stephen Harper, Canada’s prime minister, indicated that he would never again be “held hostage” to United States politics, saying that some Americans saw his country as “one giant national park.” He said Canada would redirect oil that had been destined for Gulf Coast refineries to other countries, particularly China.
more thoughts from our neighbors:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/s...-ways-to-get-oil-reserves-to-market.html?_r=3
As Expected: Canada To Build Replacement For Keystone Pipeline To Sell Their Oil To China…
Hey, why should we buy oil from our friendly neighbors in Canada when we can import it from half way around the world from the Wahhabi regime in Saudi Arabia?*
Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » As Expected: Canada To Build Replacement For Keystone Pipeline To Sell Their Oil To China…