Tarsands Infrastructure: South/ East [US & Can]

Pipeline Installation Begins in Marshall County
Friday, October 10, 2008 10:56 AM
(Source: American News (Aberdeen, S.D.))trackingBy Russ Keen, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.

Oct. 10--Some pipe is in the ground and covered with soil in northern Marshall County for the $5.2 billion TransCanada Keystone pipeline that will run through parts of Marshall and Day counties.

That was the word on Thursday from Jeff Raugh, project representative for Keystone. Pipe is in place from North Dakota/South Dakota border south almost to state Highway 10, he said.

Enbridge spells DEFENCE
Posted: October 08, 2008, 1:01 PM by David Pett
Energy:

Enbridge Inc. is a good bet for those investors seeking refuge from beaten down markets of now.

At least, that's the conclusion set forth by two analysts, following Enbridge's Investor Day in Toronto on Tuesday.

"Enbridge made a strong case for its investment merits in today’s market, including a low risk profile, manageable capital requirements, and compelling earnings growth over the next 4-5 years," Grant Hofer of UBS said in a research note, reiterating his "buy" rating and $50 price target.

Very interesting line in here:
"Instead of building an upgrader such as at Fort Hills, which needs an oil price of around $90 a barrel to create returns, the returns are better if companies find a U.S. refining partner to take their bitumen production, he added."

This is essentially a statement that the financial collapse within the United States is leading the tar sands to export more bitumen directly without, in industry parlance "giving the value added here before moving the product downstream". This will definitely further inflame the Alberta Federation of Labour.

--M

Enbridge CEO says Harper bitumen plan no threat
Tue Oct 7, 2008 2:21pm EDT
By Cameron French

TORONTO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Enbridge Inc Chief Executive Pat Daniel said on Tuesday that a campaign pledge by Canada's governing Conservatives to halt exports of tar-like bitumen to countries whose environmental record is weaker than Canada's is no threat to Enbridge's planned C$4.2 billion pipeline to the Pacific Coast.

No pipelines to China: Harper out of touch - Energy union president addresses Munk Centre

TORONTO, Oct. 8 /CNW Telbec/ - Stephen Harper has completely misled
Canadians with his comments about the oil industry last week in Calgary and
again during the leaders' debate.
Mr. Harper said that to enforce greenhouse gas reduction, Canada must
prohibit the export of bitumen to any country with lesser targets, such as
China.
"There are no pipelines to China, and no oil exports to China," says the
president of Canada's largest energy union. "Our bitumen pipelines are all to

Oil sands will pollute Great Lakes, report warns
Massive refinery expansions for processing crude threaten to wipe out clean-up progress around world's largest body of fresh water
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT //October 8, 2008 // Globe and Mail

The environmental impacts of Alberta's oil sands will not be restricted to Western Canada, researchers say, but will extend thousands of kilometres away to the Great Lakes, threatening water and air quality around the world's largest body of fresh water.

Pipeline plan concerns Highland officials
By Terry Hillig
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
10/06/2008

HIGHLAND — Officials are wary of a plan to build a crude oil pipeline beneath Silver Lake, which is Highland's public water supply, but City Manager Mark Latham believes an agreement can be reached with the pipeline developer that will protect the city and its residents.

Keystone Pipeline spokesman Jim Prescott says there is little to be worried about. He says the chance of a leak that would contaminate the lake is remote.

Protesting First Nations, Enbridge, may have a deal
Friday » October 3 » 2008
The Star Phoenix

SASKATOON - An official for Enbridge Pipelines Inc. is confident that First Nations protests against the company will end later today after the sides reached a tentative agreement.

Canada to Curb Tar Sands Exports?
September 30, 2008, 2:59 pm
By Clifford Krauss // New York Times

Canada prides itself on its clean-and-green bona fides, and its ratification of the Kyoto protocol a few years back came in sharp contrast to the Bush administration’s dismissal of the agreement.

But the country’s rapid expansion of oil sands development, a great emitter of greenhouse gases, has strangely escaped much political debate — even though it is a major reason why Canada cannot meet its Kyoto targets.

Indian blockades slow work on crude pipeline
October 02, 2008

Enbridge Inc. says Indian blockades in Saskatchewan have forced the
company to halt most construction on its $3 billion Alberta Clipper
pipeline project.

The pipeline will carry 450,000 barrels of oil-sands crude from
Hardisty, Alta, to Superior, Wis., in two locations: just outside the
provincial capital of Regina and near Kerrobert, in western
Saskatchewan.

"These demonstrations have restricted access to our heavy equipment
coming and going from staging sites," said Glenn Herchak, a