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Details on how Enbridge will expand capacity of Alberta Clipper oil sands crude pipeline without US review

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The US State Department, which bears the responsibility for approving cross-border energy projects, said that Enbridge can indeed proceed with its plan under authority granted by previously issued permits. million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. Enbridge US Mainline West as of August 2014. miles (2.4

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Regulator gives conditional approval to Shell for oil sands expansion

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Despite what it called “ significant adverse environmental project effects ” the Joint Review Panel has granted conditional Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) approval to Shell Canada Energy to construct and operate the proposed Jackpine Mine Expansion project in the oil sands. — Joint Review Panel Report.

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Utah Water Quality Board upholds issuance of permit for oil sands mine in Utah

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The Utah Water Quality Board, in a 9-2 vote this week, agreed with the August 2012 recommendations of an administrative law judge (ALJ) upholding a permit-by-rule issued by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for the proposed PR Spring an oil sands mine on state land in eastern Utah. USOS bitumen extraction process. Source: USOS.

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US State Department Issues Permit for Alberta Clipper Pipeline for Oil Sands Crude Delivery to US

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The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oil sands to US refineries. This week, the RFA happened to issue two pieces, each touching on the impact of oil sands production.

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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

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BC government won’t support Northern Gateway oilsands pipeline as presented over spill response concerns

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In its final written submission to the Northern Gateway Pipeline Joint Review Panel (JRP), the government of British Columbia states that it cannot support the project as presented to the panel primarily because Northern Gateway (NG) has been unable to adequately detail its response to a spill.

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US State Department to hold 6 additional public meetings on Keystone XL oil sands pipeline

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The US Department of State plans to hold six additional public meetings as part of the permit review process for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Keystone XL is a proposed 1,700-mile oil pipeline from the US-Canadian border in Montana, through Cushing, Oklahoma, to refineries on the US Gulf Coast. Earlier post.).

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