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West-to-East oil pipeline idea is gaining momentum, gets support from unlikely source

Yahoo news blog -- Alberta's oil sand producers have tried to send their oil south but were stymied by Barack Obama and the opponents of the Keystone pipeline. They're now trying to send their bitumen to Asia but are facing a lot of resistance to the Gateway pipeline project in British Columbia.

So, where should they send their excess capacity? How about a pipeline to Eastern Canada?

It's an idea that seems to be gaining momentum and, on Friday, it received support from an unlikely source — Thomas Mulcair.

In an address — the text of which was published by iPolitics — to the Canadian Club of Toronto at the Royal York Hotel, the NDP leader pledged his support for such a project that would see Alberta oil process at eastern refineries

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Submitted Oct 01, 2012 By: CptnCanada

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LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,667 Points:1,229,200 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 10:44:49 PM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Very well said Martin!
orphancarguyPE Champion Author PEI Posts:3,905 Points:758,850 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 8:55:53 PM Ignore orphancarguyPE Report Abuse Both sides of the political spectrum have been touting this. Not only would Alberta and Saskatchewan get substantially higher (normal market) prices selling oil to Canadians in place of selling it to the US at a huge forced discount, but all the jobs would accrue to Canada....
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Discovery02 Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:2,815 Points:337,390 Joined:May 2012	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 11:55:40 AM Ignore Discovery02 Report Abuse Oil will find a way to flow.
Houckster Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,407 Points:695,200 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 10:24:06 AM Ignore Houckster Report Abuse CPTNCANADA writes: Alberta's oil sand producers have tried to send their oil south but were stymied by Barack Obama and the opponents of the Keystone pipeline. _____ The Keystone pipeline will eventually be built. The pipeline was originally routed through some very valuable land and we had only Big Oil's word that it was safe. More investigation is required before building can begin. The Obama administration has been remarkably pragmatic about its energy policy and has not opposed energy development if there was a safe plan in place. So it will be with the Keystone Pipeline.
Martinman Champion Author Mississippi Posts:14,874 Points:2,120,555 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 10:19:47 AM Ignore Martinman Report Abuse Look at the price for gasoline, diesel, and other related petroleum products in those countries where they FIRST take care of their people, THEN sell the excess to the international markets - in contrast to those that sell FIRST to the international markets, THEN sell at market price to their people. You will find a list of coutries with costs much below our own - in contrast to countries with costs the same of higher than our own. And that's why you will see significant heal-dragging by industry and the Harper administration in ever allowing a dilbit (tar sands) pipeline to eastern Canada...
crep1291 Champion Author Ottawa Posts:2,637 Points:486,190 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 9:47:52 AM Ignore crep1291 Report Abuse Big oil wants the pipeline to go where the money is. East is probably their least profitable option.
eschroth442 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:1,196 Points:358,490 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 8:51:40 AM Ignore eschroth442 Report Abuse why can't we find a way to the product around to where we have a demand for it. This can't be that hard!!
briinnc Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,705 Points:834,820 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 8:38:59 AM Ignore briinnc Report Abuse Why don't they just refine it there at the source?
fuel2use Champion Author Seattle Posts:3,615 Points:758,920 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 8:27:10 AM Ignore fuel2use Report Abuse They will find a market/
CivicMA Champion Author Boston Posts:2,040 Points:562,595 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 7:28:56 AM Ignore CivicMA Report Abuse I agree that they should take care of their own people as "Priority One", then consider what is best for the country wrt where they sell any surplus.
Janetique Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,238 Points:770,270 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:51:45 AM Ignore Janetique Report Abuse eventually the pipelines will get built.
bladecutter Champion Author Houston Posts:4,997 Points:1,011,775 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:46:59 AM Ignore bladecutter Report Abuse We have no say in this.
Blondie22OH Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,608 Points:354,505 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:46:22 AM Ignore Blondie22OH Report Abuse Want to oil not electric cars. I will buy one and they cost to much t begin with.
rtw777 Champion Author Florida Posts:9,536 Points:1,869,695 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:45:20 AM Ignore rtw777 Report Abuse The oil will go to Asia. Thanks, Obama.
lindact Champion Author New Haven Posts:8,876 Points:1,744,670 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:45:06 AM Ignore lindact Report Abuse Good. Let them ruin their own land.
METEOR49 Champion Author Ontario Posts:2,312 Points:482,175 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:44:56 AM Ignore METEOR49 Report Abuse sending the oil to refineries in sarnia would benefit the whole east coast of canada and the u.s.a. pig oil won't let it happen .
fieldt Champion Author Lansing Posts:4,055 Points:755,800 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:44:36 AM Ignore fieldt Report Abuse Seems like more and more people are climbinbg aboard. But still our prez balks.
justme48 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:2,660 Points:538,670 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:43:10 AM Ignore justme48 Report Abuse This is interesting.
bikechuck Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:7,153 Points:2,090,820 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:42:33 AM Ignore bikechuck Report Abuse Canada is being smart to use its own resources, USA loses out, nice Obama.
PADI Champion Author Ontario Posts:5,144 Points:1,261,870 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:41:14 AM Ignore PADI Report Abuse Really? Gaining momentum? This is the first I have heard of it.
72_Monte Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:7,912 Points:2,024,160 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:41:12 AM Ignore 72_Monte Report Abuse That'll still be a longer row to hoe than Keystone. [Edited by: 72_Monte at 10/1/2012 7:41:11 AM EST]
MyRedSky Champion Author Orlando Posts:3,236 Points:1,135,120 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:40:34 AM Ignore MyRedSky Report Abuse USA loses out again.
alwaysridin88 Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,532 Points:591,095 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:39:34 AM Ignore alwaysridin88 Report Abuse Obummer will find a way to stop this also, even though it is in Canada.
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Banjoe Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:4,461 Points:641,595 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:38:19 AM Ignore Banjoe Report Abuse Make too much sense so this is a dead end concept.
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jcdakota Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,427 Points:377,345 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:35:04 AM Ignore jcdakota Report Abuse And with that goes a lot of refinery jobs!
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smokinjoe54 Champion Author Ohio Posts:4,832 Points:932,540 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:28:32 AM Ignore smokinjoe54 Report Abuse There will always be someone against it no matter where it is built.
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FuelBarge Champion Author Long Island Posts:9,340 Points:2,103,240 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Oct 1, 2012 6:26:30 AM Ignore FuelBarge Report Abuse I find it kind of ironic that PM Steven Harper was blasting the United States for blocking the pipeline yet his own country is doing the same thing trying to build one heading west. It will be interesting to see how the eastward pipeline proposal goes. It would be funny if they throw up the same objections. Perhaps the opposition understands the risks with this oil not to mention we really do not have any spare refining capacity to handle it. We just lost a refinery in New Brunswick and gas prices on the east coast went up $.10/gallon overnight.
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