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Canadian oil sands production is set to double by 2020, and new markets must be
found for this oil….Below is an infographic presenting a crash course in the need for, problems with, and benefits of, building the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta through the American midwest to the refineries in Texas.
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Alberta’s heavy oil could be processed at the refineries on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico into a lighter variety which would benefit Canada in that it would then: demand a higher price per barrel, have access to world makets by sea and be available in larger quantities for America’s needs. That being said there are plenty of objections, concerns and politics standing in the way of its completion as outlined below.
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