CONTENT INTRODUCTION 2 HISTORY OF PIPELINE TRANSPORT 3 - 5 ASPECT OF TECHNOLOGY 6 - 7 OWNERSHIP 8 - 10 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT 11 REFFERENCES 12 APPENDIXES 13 - 14 INTRODUCTION Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. Most commonly‚ used to send liquid and gases‚ and the pneumatic tube that transport solid capsules using compressed air are also
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Keystone Pipeline Neeraj Prasad The Keystone Pipeline represents the worst environmental outcome for not only the United States‚ but for the world. A possible pipeline will hurt the economy‚ increase unemployment rate‚ affect the health of millions of people‚ and boost greenhouse gas emissions‚ speeding up the rate of global warming. The project creates 1179 miles pipeline underground in replacement of the existing shorter one to transport crude oil from Tar Sands in Canada to refineries across
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On Friday‚ November 6th‚ President Obama announced his rejection of the application for the completion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. After many years of consideration‚ Obama announced his rejection saying “The pipeline would not have made a serious impact on…the American people’s prospects for the future‚" and “[It] would not make a meaningful long-term contribution to our economy.” President Obama’s announcement falls in line with recent environmental actions from him‚ such as with Mount Denali
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2005‚ the TransCanada proposed a pipeline system that would be able to transport crude oil from Canada into the United States. The pipeline was given the name the Keystone Pipeline System. Originally‚ the pipeline was to run from Alberta‚ Canada to refineries in Illinois. However‚ in 2008 another proposition was raised in order to extend the pipeline even further to down to Texas. The proposition is known as the Keystone XL. The possible construction of the pipeline is a controversial topic. Entrepreneurs
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Keystone XL Pipeline The Keystone XL Pipeline system is used for transporting oil from the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta Canada to the United States. There are four different phases of this pipeline. Phases one and two are already complete. The first phase of the pipeline starts at the Keystone Hardisty Terminal in Canada and stops at Wood River and Patoka‚ Illinois‚ and then phase two starts in Steele City‚ Nebraska and stretches down to Cushing‚ Oklahoma. The completed pipeline is over 2000 miles
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January 15‚ 2013 Keystone XL Pipeline Project Have you ever wondered how toxic sludge is transported from where it was created to where it is disposed of? Well‚ this has become a hot button issue in the White House. Apparently‚ there are enormous pipes buried in ground right now transporting barrels of tar sands oil in America’s mid-west. The purpose of these pipes is to move crude oil from one place to another. Another reason for the Pipelines is to meet the needs of the American
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With the most read news story this week being the video of a white sheriff deputy throwing a black high school girl to the floor earlier this week it is not wonder that the latest national discussion about race has to do with discipline and punishment. Several videos of the occurrence have spread like wildfire‚ a video that supposedly shows Deputy Ben Fields forcibly dragging a female African American student from her desk and slamming her into the floor after she supposedly ignored the teacher
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to launch an intensive construction plan to create this direct access pipeline. As stated previously‚ the United States is trying to invest in their domestic crude oil production to cut the cost of importing crude oil from the middle east and other areas. Theoretically‚ the managerial approach to public administration contends
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President Obama should reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Canadian Alberta Oil Sands production is set to double by 2020‚ and the oil companies must find new markets for this oil. The key enabler to transport all this excess oil into new markets is a company called TransCanada‚ a Canadian pipeline company. Keystone XL pipeline is a project proposed by TransCanada with 1‚179 mile (1‚897 km)‚ 36-inch diameter crude oil pipeline beginning in Hardisty‚ Alberta‚ Canada and extending south through American
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Regulatory Environment – a Look at the Keystone Pipeline Abstract/Executive Summary TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL pipeline is a $7 billion project to bring heavy‚ sour crude oil from tar sands production in Alberta‚ Canada to Port Arthur‚ Texas for refining. It has sparked an ongoing struggle as advocates and opponents of the project make their case in various ways to the Obama Administration (Anonymous‚ 2011‚ Keystone XL Exposed). But is this pipeline ethically the right thing to do?
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