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06-18-2014, 04:13 AM
Canada Government Approves Oil Pipeline to Pacific Coast, But Obstacles Remain
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TORONTO — Canada's government on Tuesday approved a controversial oil pipeline to the Pacific Coast that would allow oil to be shipped to Asia, which would be a major step in the country's efforts to diversify oil exports.
Enbridge's **rthern Gateway project, along with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, is critical to Canada, which needs infrastructure to export its growing oil sands production. The **rthern Alberta region has the world's third-largest oil reserves, with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves.
The approval was expected but whether the **rthern Gateway pipeline ever gets built remains in question as there is fierce aboriginal and environmental opposition in British Columbia. Court challenges are expected. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/17/canada-**rthern-gateway-pipeline/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Enbridge's **rthern Gateway project, along with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, is critical to Canada, which needs infrastructure to export its growing oil sands production. The **rthern Alberta region has the world's third-largest oil reserves, with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves.
The approval was expected but whether the **rthern Gateway pipeline ever gets built remains in question as there is fierce aboriginal and environmental opposition in British Columbia. Court challenges are expected. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/17/canada-**rthern-gateway-pipeline/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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