Pipeline proposal is a 'realistic' option, expert says

From last week: cbc.ca/news/canada/new-bruns … e-119.html

[quote]A pipeline bringing crude oil from Alberta to New Brunswick could be more realistic than building a pipeline to the west coast, according to an energy expert.

Premier David Alward is in Alberta for three days to meet with Alberta Premier Alison Redford, oil executives and tour the oil sands in an attempt to drum up support for a pipeline to New Brunswick.

Warren Mabee, director of the Institute of Energy and Environmental Policy at Queen’s University, said TransCanada Corporation’s proposal to convert an existing natural gas pipeline might be more realistic than other plans to move Alberta oil to the west coast.[/quote]