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Shipping Landlocked Alberta Oil North an Option, NWT Says

Bloomberg -- Alberta’s landlocked oil producers facing pipeline bottlenecks to the south, west and east are welcome to ship their product north, according to Northwest Territories leader Bob McLeod.

McLeod, 60, said the territorial government would consider proposals to ship crude from Alberta oil sands producers, which include Suncor (SU) Energy Inc. and Canadian Natural Resources, to the Arctic. The territory would consider piggybacking on any new infrastructure to ship its own oil and gas, he said.

“If somebody comes forward with a proposal to go north, we would assess it like any other project,” McLeod said in an interview at Bloomberg’s offices in Ottawa. “If it goes through, we would be able to export our oil and gas as well.”

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Submitted Feb 05, 2013 By: EZExit

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honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,590 Points:1,606,595 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2013 6:03:27 AM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse humble: lots of jobs are already done and there won't be many jobs once the thing is in place. But the US will deal with the pollution.
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matthwbar Champion Author Toledo Posts:4,048 Points:1,014,880 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 7:42:25 AM Ignore matthwbar Report Abuse Sounds like a plan....
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,093 Points:869,080 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 6:59:57 AM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse The US needs to get off of its butt and approve and build the pipeline... or build the pipeline and seek approvals later....
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paulweb All-Star Author Ohio Posts:806 Points:353,270 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 6:46:48 AM Ignore paulweb Report Abuse Sounds like Canada has its share of NIMBYs (Not In My BackYard).
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silverfox63 Champion Author Michigan Posts:8,105 Points:1,608,790 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 6:35:23 AM Ignore silverfox63 Report Abuse I bet China will be getting a majority of this oil.
slgas Champion Author Houston Posts:6,015 Points:1,559,615 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 6:34:41 AM Ignore slgas Report Abuse A little more global warming will open the Arctic to limited shipping, but also will melt the humongous ice cap in Greenland and flood properties worldwide that are less than about 20 or 30 feet above current sea levels.
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fordfan1 Champion Author Indiana Posts:9,077 Points:1,888,090 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 5, 2013 6:34:27 AM Ignore fordfan1 Report Abuse Let's hope that oil stays here in North America and is not shipped off to China!!!!
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