1. Pipelines in an Oil-Driven Economy
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline will allow up to 830,000 barrels of Canadian crude oil to be brought down to the United States gulf coast per day. The crude oil that the pipeline may transport will be harvested from tar sands so the petroleum will compose of clay, sand, water, and bitumen. (Tollefson 2013, p.163) The crude oil will then be able to be made into diesel, gasoline, or even aviation fuel at refineries. ... The project proposes a 1,179 mile, 36 inch diameter crude oil pipeline. ... The United States is currently the primary export market for Canadian crude oil supplies because of...
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