Vive Le Canada

Alberta Could Open Gas Stations In U.S.

Posted on Monday, March 03 at 09:03 by N Say
Besides calling for higher royalty rates, stricter environmental standards and a slower development pace, the document, entitled Black Gold, Clear Vision, suggests Alberta get more involved in upgrading and refining.
...

"This might involve building dedicated, refined products pipelines. It might even involve looking for retail options in the U.S.," the report says. "The pre-Chavez government of Venezuela did exactly this when they successfully established the Citgo chain of gas stations in the U.S."

...

http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/story.html?id=61cbe046-ef4a-4f66-8e6c-7608b8b4fa1a

Contributed By


Topic


Article Rating

 (0 votes) 

Options




Comments

  1. by rearguard
    Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:16 pm
    So where are the global warmists and why are they not jumping all over this? As we export oil and gas to the USA, presumably because we don't need it ourselves, then according to their own theory we're unnecessarily contributing to global warming and hastening the destruction of the world as we know it.

    Oil and gas must stop NOW or we're all doomed!

    What, oil and gas must be taxed because it will cause world doom, but exporting it for a quick and dirty profit is just fine?

    Rev and Burns where are you (living in Alberta perhaps)? You gotta walk the the talk or you won't ever be taken seriously.

  2. by Dave Ruston
    Tue Mar 04, 2008 1:39 am
    And where are the right wing pundits slamming this as government intervention into the marketplace? When Canada tried to nationalize our oilpatch, the pro-American business class was all over it!

  3. by rearguard
    Tue Mar 04, 2008 8:27 pm
    "And where are the right wing pundits slamming this as government intervention into the marketplace?"

    Apparently they all live in Alberta.

  4. by sasquatch2
    Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:59 pm
    Investing in and building refineries in canada would be a good first step. Exporting finished product would make this investment feasable.



view comments in forum


You need to be a member and be logged into the site, to comment on stories.



Latest Editorials

more articles »

Your Voice

To post to the site, just sign up for a free membership/user account and then hit submit. Posts in English or French are welcome. You can email any other suggestions or comments on site content to the site editor. (Please note that Vive le Canada does not necessarily endorse the opinions or comments posted on the site.)

sitemap | feeds | privacy | copyright | contact
canadian bloggers | canadian news