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Originally Posted by belsarius
If Irving can get a better price and lower cost from tankering from the Middle East than piping from Alberta you really can't blame them. No incentive to buy Albertan oil except Alberta selling it low which really doesn't help the industry at all.
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Because middle eastern oil is "dirty oil". No environmental standards on production like Canada or human rights. Some of the money from oil sales could slip through and fund terrorism.