US Oil Imports From Canada Hit New All-Time Record Despite Opposition - Up 20% YOY
While the battle against TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline rages on and oil-by-rail faces increased scrutiny, U.S. oil imports from Canada have quietly hit a record high of 2.99 million barrels per day. That number — from the week ending Sept. 12, 2014 — marks a 20 per cent increase from a year earlier.
While rail is still handling only a small amount of crude oil compared to pipelines, it continues to rapidly expand.
In a May 19, 2014 meeting between the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), API indicated the oil industry estimated it would need 12,000 rail cars to move Western Canadian crude, which is predominantly tar sands oil.
And in the second half of this year, it is becoming evident that the API’s prediction was a pretty good one. Rail is going to play an increased role alongside pipelines in getting tar sands oil to market despite opposition from activists across North America.
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http://www.desmogblog.com/2014/09/25/u-s-oil-imports-canada-hit-all-time-high-despite-opposition
