Keystone XL TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline project is designed to deliver 830,000 barrels of Canadian oil per day to U.S. refineries, the majority of which will be derived from Alberta’s oil sands. The $7 billion project will generate as many as 20,000 new U.S. jobs during construction alone and create $20 billion in new spending. The […]
REPORT: Keystone XL Assessment (EnSys/DOE)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
In June 2010, EnSys Energy was contracted by the Department of Energy Office of Policy & International Affairs to conduct an evaluation of the impacts on U.S. and global refining, trade and oil markets of the Keystone XL project to bring additional Canadian crudes, including oil sands, into the U.S. The study was conducted in […]
REPORT: Special Review of the Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Process (U.S. State Dept)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
On September 19, 2008, TransCanada submitted a Presidential permit application to the Department of State (Department) for the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Keystone XL is a proposed 1,700-mile pipeline connecting Alberta, Canada, to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Department is responsible for reviewing such applications for cross-border oil pipelines by virtue of the Presidential delegation […]
STUDY: The Role of the Canadian Oil Sands in the US Market (IHS CERA)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
A key uncertainty about the future role of the Canadian oil sands is whether the US government will allow production from Canada to expand its reach into the United States. The US Department of State (DoS) is reviewing the application by TransCanada to build a pipeline from alberta, Canada, to the US Gulf Coast. For the […]
STUDY: Keystone XL Pipeline Project, Key Issues (CRS)
May 30, 2012 Uncategorized, Studies
Canadian pipeline company TransCanada has filed an application with the U.S. Department of State to build the Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude oil from the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, to refineries in the United States. Keystone XL would have the capacity to transport 700,000 barrels per day, delivering crude oil to […]
Myth vs. Fact: All Oil Exporters are the Same
May 30, 2012 Myth vs Fact
MYTH: It doesn’t matter where the U.S. gets its oil from because all oil exporters are the same. FACT: Former Obama national security advisor and retired general Jim Jones has emphasized the stability of the Canadian-American relationship saying, “Every day it becomes more evident for our nation to achieve true energy security; we must engage […]
