Christopher Guly is a member of the Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery and has reported on
Canadian pipeline issues for the Los Angeles Times.
WTI crude oil prices are gaining on Brent as strong U.S. demand and
Canadian pipeline issues tighten U.S. oil supply even further.
Not exact matches
So far, U.S. President Barack Obama's attempts at nuance on the Keystone XL
pipeline issue have impressed no one: not the oil industry, not environmentalists and certainly not
Canadians.
On June 17, 2014 the National Energy Board
issued a decision statement to Enbridge under section 54 (1) of the
Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, SC 2012, c 19, s 52 announcing that the federal Governor in Council had approved the Northern Gateway
pipeline subject to the 209 conditions recommended by the Northern Gateway panel (The panel report was the subject of earlier ABlawg comments here and here).
In order to sidestep this
pipeline capacity
issue,
Canadian oil producers have substantially increased transportation by rail, reaching a near high of 106,704 barrels per day in December 2015.
The US State Department has
issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper
pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the
Canadian oil sands to US refineries.
One of the
issues in the production of unconventional hydrocarbons such as
Canadian oil sands or heavy oils is their inability to be transported via
pipeline due to low API gravity, high viscosity or high pour point.
«Anyone who is educated on environmental
issues understands why we're out here,» says Quarmby, one of several
Canadians facing a $ 5.6 million dollar lawsuit filed by Texas - based energy corporation Kinder Morgan after she publicly spoke against their proposed
pipeline.