I'm not going to look for it now, but some time ago I posted a rather nice commentary about the rise and fall of the Keystone XL pipeline. Once the final chapter / epilogue is written, it will be obvious how and why this all unfolded.
I don't have the energy to go through it again, but when piecing the pieces together, these are themes to keep in mind, in chronological order:
- heavy oil, light oil
- US refining
- US dependence on the Mideast
- what the Saudis realized when the Canadian oil sands were becoming front page news
- how the Bakken revolution interrupted the Keystone XL story, but was always a peripheral player
- how the Bakken sustained collateral damage due to the Keystone XL
- why the Keystone is "bad" for the Bakken
Connecting the dots:
- Refineries, light oil, Texas.
- Oil sands.
- Keystone XL.
- RBN Energy: why midwest refiners passed up local Bakken bounty. A must-read. Again, it was all about the Keystone XL. March 28, 2017.
- RBN Energy: market realities weight heavily on the Canadian oil sands. March 29, 2017.
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A Map That Needs Updating
From Pipeline101.
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