Brad Wall says Keystone XL hiccup shows need for Energy East

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“This decision by TransCanada I think underscores the importance of getting approvals for Energy East.”

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Wall reiterated the importance of getting Saskatchewan oil to tidewater and how, as of right now, the country only has one foreign customer for our oil.

“We need more customers and that’s what these pipelines will achieve.”

He estimates Saskatchewan is currently losing out on tens of millions of dollars because of our landlocked price conundrum, and the pause in Keystone doesn’t help. As well, oil flowing through new pipelines would help free up the rail system.

Coincidentally, Wall is headed to the US Tuesday afternoon for a two-day meeting with various leaders throughout the continent. He’ll be attending The North American Competitiveness Working Group in Dallas, Texas.

“We’re going to be talking specifically about revitalizing the relationship between the three countries and so for us we’ll be chatting about energy certainly,” he outlined.

Included in those discussions will be Keystone XL and other pipelines. Agriculture and country of origin labelling is anticipated to be on the agenda. Wall said there’s also a chance to bring up and promote Saskatchewan’s controversial carbon capture and storage facility.

kmartel@cjme.com
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