Can you even build another refinery in the Western World with all the uncertainty and the unlikelihood of return on investment? Norway has a few massive advantages over Alberta
1. No lower mainland/Vancouver Island between them and tidewater
2. No Quebec between them and tidewater
3. A small country with less infrastructure to upkeep (compared to Canada..heck even Alberta) (no source)
And yes high taxes allow profits to be stashed away.
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