Two Powerful Groups of Elected Officials Endorse Pipeline to Advance U.S. Energy Security
April 8, 2011
Energy Tomorrow
By Rayola Dougher
"The benefits of this energy project cannot be overstated. It will open the door to hundreds of thousands of American jobs and improve our nation's energy security," said Marty Durbin, executive vice president of the American Petroleum Institute. "Given the current global uncertainty, we need to boost energy production by using more friendly Canadian resources. Once approved, the pipeline expansion project will bring more than a million barrels a day of Canadian oil to U.S. refineries.
"A U.S Department of Energy report concluded that the Keystone XL Pipeline would help reduce U.S. imports of foreign oil from sources outside North America. This pipeline will further secure Canada's position as our number one supplier of imported oil and mean a steady and stable supply for years to come."
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