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Canadian Oil to Asia?

Written by Greg Russell | Nov 26, 2011 11:06:04 AM

The WSJ has an interesting article on the growing support in Canada for infrastructure to move oil for export to Asia:  "While Canadian government officials and TransCanada executives expect the U.S. to eventually approve Keystone, the delay underscored the importance in Ottawa of not having 'all our eggs in one basket,' Canadian Energy Minister Joe Oliver said last week in a speech to energy executives in Toronto. *** 'We favor the construction of infrastructure that will move resources to markets that want them,' in particular China and Asia, he said in a subsequent interview."