Re: The Keystone (XL) Pipeline Pt 2
Posted: Mon 16 Oct 2017, 17:19:36
Pusher - "The most sensible thing to me would be to build the Keystone pipeline to the Bakken region...". That pipeline already exists: it's the Keystone Pipeline. Not to be confused with northern leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The southern portion of KXL was completed a couple of years ago with President Obama's blessing.
http://www.keystone-xl.com/kxl-101/maps/
So why build the KXL if the K running thru the Bakken play already existed? Easy answer: K was full to capacity carrying mostly Canadian oil sands production. So the plan was for the KXL to take most of what the K was carrying thus allowing it to pick up Bakken production.
But without the KXL opening up capacity on the K, what to do, what to do? I know: build another pipeline that doesn't cross the f*cking border. But what should we call it? Ohh, ohh...I know: the Dakota Access Pipeline...or DAPL. That shouldn't be difficult. Easy permits including those from the feds. And if the Native Americans don't like duplicating an existing pipeline thru the area? Well, f*ck 'em, we'll build it anyway. LOL.
And last June DAPL began moving about 500,000 bopd. Compare its route to that of the K route in the link above.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_ ... asemap.png
Though running diagonal it essentially duplicates the purpose of the K. Now with DAPL moving Bakken oil (saving about $3/bbl over rail costs) much of the financial incentive for building the KXL has been lost. And while $3/bbl doesn't sound like much but if it's saved on 500,000 bopd for just 5 years that saves about $2.7 BILLION.
As usual the MSM avoided laying out the simple and VERY OBVIOUS facts: the oil was going to get pipelined whether the border crossing permit was signed or not. And nothing was done in secret. Websites from Day 1 showed exactly the plan. It had nothing to say about DAPL until the protestors showed up right at the end of the construction phase. And even then the MSM made no effort to explain the dynamic. Such as President Obama's refusal to sign the permit resulted in a duplicate pipeline being built proximal to "sacred" Native Americans lands.
For a couple of years the Rockman REPEATEDLY explained what was happening. And often times mocked for his efforts by some folks whose heads were shoved so far up their asses they didn't know what day it was. LOL. But now it's done. Nothing to look at...move along.
http://www.keystone-xl.com/kxl-101/maps/
So why build the KXL if the K running thru the Bakken play already existed? Easy answer: K was full to capacity carrying mostly Canadian oil sands production. So the plan was for the KXL to take most of what the K was carrying thus allowing it to pick up Bakken production.
But without the KXL opening up capacity on the K, what to do, what to do? I know: build another pipeline that doesn't cross the f*cking border. But what should we call it? Ohh, ohh...I know: the Dakota Access Pipeline...or DAPL. That shouldn't be difficult. Easy permits including those from the feds. And if the Native Americans don't like duplicating an existing pipeline thru the area? Well, f*ck 'em, we'll build it anyway. LOL.
And last June DAPL began moving about 500,000 bopd. Compare its route to that of the K route in the link above.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_ ... asemap.png
Though running diagonal it essentially duplicates the purpose of the K. Now with DAPL moving Bakken oil (saving about $3/bbl over rail costs) much of the financial incentive for building the KXL has been lost. And while $3/bbl doesn't sound like much but if it's saved on 500,000 bopd for just 5 years that saves about $2.7 BILLION.
As usual the MSM avoided laying out the simple and VERY OBVIOUS facts: the oil was going to get pipelined whether the border crossing permit was signed or not. And nothing was done in secret. Websites from Day 1 showed exactly the plan. It had nothing to say about DAPL until the protestors showed up right at the end of the construction phase. And even then the MSM made no effort to explain the dynamic. Such as President Obama's refusal to sign the permit resulted in a duplicate pipeline being built proximal to "sacred" Native Americans lands.
For a couple of years the Rockman REPEATEDLY explained what was happening. And often times mocked for his efforts by some folks whose heads were shoved so far up their asses they didn't know what day it was. LOL. But now it's done. Nothing to look at...move along.