Keystone XL Pipieline 主要是政治利益考虑,是没有任何胜算的。 5 X v+ R8 l' P. [7 a, uThe Keystone XL Pipeline is a proposed 1,179-mile (1,897 km), 36-inch-diameter crude oil pipeline beginning in Hardisty, Alta., and extending south to Steele City, Neb: a, R& S1 h5 X I) u2 R8 k
这1897公里的线路,只能到达美国内陆城市,还远没有到达港口Houston.
相比之下,另一个竞争对手项目,Enbridge Northern Gateway Project,胜出是有必然性。6 o/ n2 a( H6 }7 I. Z& n
Gateway Pipeline Inc., on behalf of the Gateway Pipeline Limited Partnership (Gateway) proposes to construct and operate pipelines, 1150 km in length, between an inland terminal near Edmonton, Alberta and a marine terminal near Kitimat, British Columbia. About 500 km will be in Alberta and 650 km in British Columbia. 9 [8 `: s1 ?8 K* l" n这个项目基本是美国项目的路程一半,产品可以方便海运到全球。