1. TransCanada TransCanada is one of the largest company in the field of energy in North America (TransCanada, 2016). They own and operate many energy pipelines in Canada and U.S. They are the main promoters of Keystone XL pipeline (“Osborne, 2015). They have 65 years of experience in this field and have a solid financial track record. In the Keystone XL pipeline project, they failed miserably to manage the stakeholders. “At micro level, they were failed to convince the local land owners about the potential benefits from the project and local communities about the job creation from the project. At the macro level, they failed to engage with the labour unions and national environmental groups” (Casey,2011, para 3,4). TransCanada has invested
The companies $7.9-billion plan is to build two pipelines stretching 1,177-km between the Alberta oil sands and the West Coast; from there it would be shipped to international markets in Asia and the northwestern
For my research paper this fall I will be talking about Senator Jon Tester's voting habits on the Keystone XL Pipeline. The Keystone XL Pipeline was a bill passed by the Senate by a vote of 62 to 36. This bill would allow the oil to be ship from Alberta to Illinois and then to Texas to be refined and sold. Jon Tester was one of the sixty-two members who supported the Keystone Pipeline because of its benefit on Montana's jobs and economy. However, Jon Tester has also spoken about how Montana and the United States needs to work towards cleaner energy alternatives.
With rising gas prices and an increasing reliance on nonrenewable resources, finding a reliable source for extracting and transporting oil has become an issue. In 2010, the Keystone Pipeline project was proposed and commissioned by TransCanada. Essentially, this is a pipeline that transports oil sands bitumen across the Canada-US border and into several different reserves in the States. An additional extension to the Keystone Pipeline, the Keystone XL Pipeline, has also been proposed. Several issues arise when considering the consequences of this new proposal, including the potential for oil spills and habitat damage.
The state government's approach on Australia’s energy policy has provoked much debate in recent media. The Australian opinion piece, titled ‘Energy policy has become a racket and the madness must stop’ (November 7, 2016) was written by an Australian economist, Judith Sloan, in response to this debate. Sloan presents a mocking and skeptical tone where she argues that ‘it’s time for the federal government to intervene to stop this madness’. She attacks the Australian state governments by portraying its management techniques which are contrary to her ideals as foolish, uncaring and deceitful. This creates distrust of this section of the government in the audience and further supports her view by using evidence and appeals to hip pocket nerve to gain approval of ‘the Australian taxpayer’.
The environmental argument is coming from a clash over the fact they are basically stripping the canadian boreal forest, the path of the pipeline extends across major aquifers, and pipelines tend to leak and destroy surrounding environments. In addition ccording to The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions State, “epartment’s draft SEIS found that oil from the Canadian oil sands is 17 percent more carbon-intensive than the average oil consumed in the United States... It is estimated that the U.S. greenhouse gas footprint would increase by 3 million to 21 million metric tons per year, or around 0.04 percent to 0.3 percent of the 2010 levels, if Keystone is built. Fortunately on November 6, 2015, President Barack Obama’s administration rejected the Keystone Pipeline XL after 7 years of dispute. As mentioned in the Wall Street Journal, Obama stated “the project would not have lowered gas prices, improved energy security or made a meaningful long-term contribution to the economy
The Keystone XL Pipeline Annotated Bibliography Biello, David. “Green Goo.” Scientific American. Jul. 2013. Vol.
After months of clashes from protestors and the police, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued an eviction notice to the Dakota access protest camps. News articles such as Dakota pipeline protest camp: Ten arrested, dozens more believed to remain after evacuation deadline, by Mark Berman from the Washington Post and Arrest made in North Dakota, as group of pipeline protesters remain at camp, by William Lajeunesse from Fox News, describe the event that happened on the day of the eviction that resulted with their readers concluding with different implications of the event. Lajeunesse and Berman defined key ideas that shaped the view of their readers. They both choose to give and omit specific information that give their readers one side of the eviction.
Other than these few regulations and strategies there aren't many other things they have done, for now they are only creating awareness towards the zebra mussel issue through websites and links with other
This also shows that the group of disobedient activists is trying to make the government listen to their concerns. In order for the Keystone activists to be heard, they had to protest their concerns through the use of civil
Kristi Loper, Thank you for keeping me informed and reminding me about my commitment. I would love to receive more information from the Southern Asia Pipeline about service opportunities during the summer of 2018. Due to the fact that I am currently enrolled in a mission trip to share the good news of Christ with the children of Taiwan this summer. However, I would like to start searching for next summer 's mission trip now. This experience of finding and funding a mission trip has taught me a lot.
“Benefits of Governmental Compromise Regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline” Nations all have unique governments and differences necessary for demonstrating successful leadership. Every country needs different assistance from their leadership, such as Rio requiring infrastructure or Somalia lacking political power. Some governments concern themselves with their politicians’ well-being more so than the people they lead, which creates a relevant problem in America. The United States Government can easily forget about Native American Reservations, or even ignore the people living on them. Recently, the United States Army Corps of Engineers has worked on the Dakota Access Pipeline project, which would cross over Native American ancestral lands,
I believe Patriot outlasted the expectations of everyone involved by having several successful years given the tacit knowledge it gained over the time it was with the Peabody Energy group. As the older workers that made up the Patriot Coal operations when it began started to retire and make the inherited burden even greater, it was destined to fail given the Golem effect in that the negativity would end as a negative final result. I fully believe that Peabody Energy was successful in taking care of their problem of high retiree healthcare and pension benefits. The innovative processes brought into play should be highly regarded in the corporate community.
Controversy Surrounding the Keystone XL Pipeline To build or not to build, this choice will impact the relationship between the US and Canada and determine the level of dependence the US will have on countries that are not so friendly. “TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL Pipeline would transport oil sands crude from Canada and shale oil produced in North Dakota and Montana to a market hub in Nebraska for delivery to Gulf Coast refineries. The pipeline would consist of 875 miles of 36-inch pipe with the capacity to transport 830,000 barrels per day” (Parfomak, Pirog, Luther and Vann 4). The construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline would strengthen the United States economy, provide energy security and have minimal environmental impact. “The Keystone XL project would create $1.1 trillion in private capital investment at no
Since its construction in 1977, the Trans Alaska Pipeline has transported almost 17 billion barrels of oil, and currently transports about 527,323 barrels a day. It celebrated its 40th Anniversary last year, and, even after all this time, is still facing controversy. The pipeline is highly debated as economically inclined citizens of Alaska are clashing with more environmental types. The Trans Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act, signed by President Nixon in 1973, protected the pipeline by banning all legal challenges against the construction of the pipeline. However, this law did not stop the critics of the pipeline from speaking out.
In the Oil & Gas Industry the competition is significantly intensive, with the market being ruled by big giants such as Exxon Mobil, Total, ConocoPhillips, British Petroleum, Chevron and the Royal Dutch Shell etc. Appendix A shows the market values of these super majors. The market is over ruled by three different types of players. 1.