It adds that «approval or denial of the proposed project is unlikely to have a substantial impact on the rate of development in the oil sands, or on the amount of heavy crude oil refined in the Gulf Coast area.» (politico.com)
The pipeline carries Canadian heavy crude oil from Patoka, Illinois to refineries on the Texas Gulf coast. (canadianbusiness.com)
(US$ / barrel) front month futures of Net Energy Canadian Heavy Crude Oil index, Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) (bankofcanada.ca)