Keystone XL Pipieline 主要是政治利益考虑,是没有任何胜算的。3 {8 D- `( G% ^3 x" O/ y
The Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed 1,179-mile (1,897 km), 36-inch-diameter crude oil pipeline beginning in Hardisty, Alta., and extending south to Steele City, Neb - {: t, C* e! _这1897公里的线路,只能到达美国内陆城市,还远没有到达港口Houston.
相比之下,另一个竞争对手项目,Enbridge Northern Gateway Project,胜出是有必然性。2 v" K& u# ]$ q6 w5 }) p
Gateway Pipeline Inc., on behalf of the Gateway Pipeline Limited Partnership (Gateway) proposes to construct and operate pipelines, 1150 km in length, between an inland terminal near Edmonton, Alberta and a marine terminal near Kitimat, British Columbia. About 500 km will be in Alberta and 650 km in British Columbia. ( ~5 T( K7 I% b0 P% I3 s( ?这个项目基本是美国项目的路程一半,产品可以方便海运到全球。