From: EcoWatch
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A new report
shows that nearly all of the 1.1 million barrels a day of crude oil the
proposed Energy East pipeline would carry would be exported unrefined.
The report, TransCanada’s Energy East Pipeline: For Export, Not Domestic Gain,
shows eastern Canadian refineries would process only a small amount of
crude from Energy East, given that they already rely substantially on
two other North American sources, with a third source imminent.
“Canadians are being misled about this risky project,” said Adam Scott of Environmental Defence. “The evidence is clear that Energy East is primarily an export pipeline.”
“Canadians would have all the risks of the pipeline, but little
reward. Energy East threatens thousands of Canadians with the risk of a tar sands oil spill and only benefits the companies that want to export Canadian crude oil.”
The report shows refineries located along the Energy East pipeline
route can process up to 672,000 barrels of crude a day (combined). Much
of that capacity is already being filled by Atlantic crude and U.S.
crude, with Line 9 soon to become a third major supply source. MORE
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