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To: sea_biscuit who wrote (61636)	5/19/2005 10:18:34 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

dipy. You said...."You must be nuts if you believe that Alaska's oil would be pipelined to the US. It will be sold in the international markets to the highest bidder."..... If I'm not mistaken there is already oil and gas pipe line running through Canada from alaska to The USA mainland. Perhaps you have forgotten all the oil tankers that now run from Alaska to mainland USA...hey some even have broke apart and spilled oil on pristine shorelines in the north....do you recall any of this? Do you bother to think before you post? I hope you are not nuts. Why in the world would the USA sell their own oil on the international markets if they need it themselves????????????????????????????? That just does not make any sense. If at some point they have a surplus sure.

To: sea_biscuit who wrote (61636)	5/19/2005 10:33:38 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 81568

dipy. You said...."You must be nuts if you believe that Alaska's oil would be pipelined to the US. It will be sold in the international markets to the highest bidder.".... Here learn something. Pipeline Quick Facts alyeska-pipe.com The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was designed and constructed to move oil from the North Slope of Alaska to the northern most ice- free port- Valdez, Alaska. Length: 800 miles. Diameter: 48 inches. Crosses three mountain ranges and over 800 rivers and streams. Cost to build: $8 billion in 1977, largest privately funded construction project at that time. Construction began on March 27, 1975 and was completed on May 31, 1977. First oil moved through the pipeline on June 20, 1977. Over 14 billion barrels have moved through the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. First tanker to carry crude oil from Valdez: ARCO Juneau, August 1, 1977. Tankers loaded at Valdez: 16,781 through March 2001. Storage tanks in Valdez- 18 with total storage capacity of 9.1 million barrels total. The mission of Alyeska’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System is to safely escort tankers through Prince William Sound. ________________________________________ The 800-mile-long Trans Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) is one of the largest pipeline systems in the world. It stretches from Prudhoe Bay on Alaska’s North Slope, through rugged and beautiful terrain, to Valdez, the northernmost ice-free port in North America. Since pipeline startup in 1977, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, the operator of TAPS, has successfully transported over 14 billion barrels of oil. alyeska-pipe.com TAPS Pipeline Reliability April 100% Year to Date 100% There were NO prorations during April that impacted the reliability. Barrels Pumped from PS01 April 27,697.914 BBLS * Average 923,264 BPD ** Year to Date 113,089,514 BBLS * YTD Average 942,413 BPD ** * BBLS (Barrels ___________________________________________ Project Overview TransCanada is always on the lookout for pipe opportunities where we have a competitive advantage. And with more than 50 years of experience building and operating one of the largest pipeline systems in North America, we see oil transmission as a logical fit with our corporate strategy and an efficient way to maximize the long-term value of our pipeline assets. In keeping with the philosophy of connecting energy to markets, TransCanada is developing an oil pipeline project, known as the proposed Keystone Pipeline Project, to transport approximately 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil from Hardisty, Alberta to Patoka, Illinois through an 1870-mile (3,000 kilometre) pipeline system. Approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometres) of new pipeline will cross portions of North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. Approximately 15 new pump stations will also be required in the United States to transport the crude oil. In addition to the new pipeline construction in the United States, the Canadian portion of the proposed project includes the construction of approximately 100 miles (160 kilometres) of new pipeline and the conversion of approximately 770 miles (1,240 kilometres) of existing TransCanada pipeline facilities from natural gas to crude oil transmission. transcanada.com