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…Below is an infographic presenting a crash course in the need for, problems with, and benefits of, building the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta, Canada through the American midwest to the refineries in Texas.
The commentary above & below are edited excerpts from an article/infographic* from www.visualcapitalist.com
At the refineries on the Gulf Coast Alberta’s heavy oil could be processed into a lighter variety which would benefit Canada in that it would then:
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demand a higher price per barrel,
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have access to world markets by sea and
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be available in larger quantities for America’s needs.
The above post has been edited by Lorimer Wilson, editor of munKNEE.com (Your Key to Making Money!) and the FREE Market Intelligence Report newsletter (see sample here) for the sake of clarity ([ ]) and brevity (…) to provide a fast and easy read.
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