Keystone XL Pipieline 主要是政治利益考虑,是没有任何胜算的。 , p4 n) C* J5 k1 `9 [% ?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. `6 P! z; o2 R& C) D
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。1 L) ]$ D0 F- n! i! ]& Y0 q
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. : Z! M5 I( b" x: W3 h- B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。