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Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,997 Points:1,184,965 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:15:06 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Quebec could save up to $3-billion a year buying Alberta’s oil instead of importing all the fuel from Europe or North Africa. The savings estimate assumes Alberta’s oil could physically get to Quebec. With two projects under consideration, buying Albertan oil is no longer a far-fetched scenario for Quebeckers. Enbridge wants to reverse the flow of the pipeline it operates between Sarnia, Ont., and Montreal to send oil eastward. TransCanada is looking into refitting and extending an existing natural gas pipeline through Quebec and all the way to New Brunswick. The pipeline could start moving oil in 2017. Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, who hopes to decrease the province’s reliance on costly imports, is cautiously examining both projects. Quebeckers are divided over Alberta’s oil sands: Visit The Globe and Mail fo

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Quebec could save up to $3-billion a year buying Alberta’s oil instead of importing all the fuel from Europe or North Africa.

The savings estimate assumes Alberta’s oil could physically get to Quebec. With two projects under consideration, buying Albertan oil is no longer a far-fetched scenario for Quebeckers.

Enbridge wants to reverse the flow of the pipeline it operates between Sarnia, Ont., and Montreal to send oil eastward.

TransCanada is looking into refitting and extending an existing natural gas pipeline through Quebec and all the way to New Brunswick. The pipeline could start moving oil in 2017.

Quebec Premier Pauline Marois, who hopes to decrease the province’s reliance on costly imports, is cautiously examining both projects.

Quebeckers are divided over Alberta’s oil sands:
Visit The Globe and Mail fo

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Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,997 Points:1,184,965 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 10:54:56 AM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse The East and the West of Canada are quite poorly connected to each other both economically and geographicaly - with a lone 2-lane undivided Transcanadian way and a single pipe built recently
hrtdi All-Star Author Vermont Posts:747 Points:147,590 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 9:47:24 AM Ignore hrtdi Report Abuse I doubt that the customers are gonna benefit from that...It will probably benefit refiner, retailer and/or goverment's taxes....
SUPERSTEVIEO Champion Author Quebec Posts:3,523 Points:787,115 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 4:56:30 AM Ignore SUPERSTEVIEO Report Abuse the speed of decisions.... Marois is a political puppet... and will give this decision backseat to her most predominent political agenda... separation... you have to live here to understand this insane plot!!!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,059 Points:2,367,370 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 4:34:08 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse thats alot of loonies
MN1 Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,339 Points:646,590 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 3:33:54 AM Ignore MN1 Report Abuse Good for Canada, then we won't need the XL pipeline.
Billrusty All-Star Author Washington Posts:822 Points:153,155 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 3:10:36 AM Ignore Billrusty Report Abuse some one wake up in Quebec are they serious.
Fox4834 Veteran Author Indianapolis Posts:319 Points:17,020 Joined:Feb 2013	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 12:28:04 AM Ignore Fox4834 Report Abuse heh...
1momsunshine Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,475 Points:997,555 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 12:27:41 AM Ignore 1momsunshine Report Abuse what ever
cheapchickKY Champion Author Lexington Posts:3,997 Points:792,290 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 12:17:50 AM Ignore cheapchickKY Report Abuse Seems logical.
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:10,348 Points:1,975,130 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2013 12:12:25 AM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse I have been saying they should build a pipe to eastern Canada for over a year. Forget Keystone - take care of your own first,
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,066 Points:1,618,325 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:43:47 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse What is all that moaning and whining from the oilies? Oh never mind, just ignore it. Clean air and water are so much healthier for all.
NHLiveFree Champion Author New Hampshire Posts:11,066 Points:1,618,325 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:41:21 PM Ignore NHLiveFree Report Abuse What took them so long to use Canadian resources in Canada first??? Of course now Alberta Big Oil mixes apples and oranges with this headline on Alberta crude, but the real big news is the new proposal to finally send Alberta natural gas to Qubec and on to New Brunswick as well. This incentive was a long time coming for the eastern provinces. The natural gas should have been sent east long ago! That is much better than burning all this NG to melt Alberta's caustic tar sands bitumen so it can be turned into crude oil.
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,032 Points:788,580 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:36:51 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse From the article: "Quebeckers are divided over Alberta’s oil sands: Many are concerned about the environmental impact, while the business community sees an opportunity to ensure the long-term survival of Quebec’s petrochemical industry." ============================================================ It appears as though Quebec is having the same problem that we are having here in the U.S. ("greenies") and that the solution, too, is identical (Ignore them).
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:5,997 Points:1,184,965 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 11:15:50 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse May be, one day we will see Quebec gas prices below Ontario's