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16TuesdayJuly22013StudysaysbitumennotmorecorrosivetopipelinesIndustryOilGasByMEAGANWOHLBERGDilutedbitumenfromAl-bertasoilsandsisnomorecorrosivetopipelinesthanothertypesofcrudeoilac-cordingtoanewstudycon-ductedbytheNationalAcad-emyofSciencesintheUS.ThestudyreleasedlastweekwascommissionedbytheUSSecretaryofTrans-portationtodetermineifthetypeofcrudethatwouldbecarriedbythecontroversialproposedKeystoneXLpipe-linewouldposeagreaterriskofspilling.Itfoundtherewerenocausesofpipelinefailureuniquetothetransporta-tionofbitumenadenseandviscousformofoiltypicallydilutedwithlighteroilsforpipelinetransport.Furthermorethestudyfoundnoevidenceofuniqueorextremechemicalorphysi-calpropertiespossessedbydilutedbitumenthatwouldmakeitmorelikelythanothercrudeoilstocauseleaksspe-cicallywithrespecttoitsabilitytocorrodeorerodepipelines.Thecommitteethusdeter-minedthatpipelineoperatorshavenoreasontochangethewaytheyhandletheproductascomparedtoothertypesofcrudeoil.ThereportgivesfoddertoKeystonesupporterswhohavelongarguedthatoilsandscrudecanbesafelyshippedthroughtheexistingpipelinenetworkintheUS.SecretaryofStateJohnKerryisexpectedto-nallymakearecommendationtoUSPresidentBarackObamathisyearonwhetherornotthe1900-kmpipelineshouldgetthego-ahead.CanadianNaturalRe-sourcesMinisterJoeOliverpraisedthereportasbackingupwhatthedepartmenthaslongsaidinresponsetocon-cernsfromthepublicinbothCanadaandtheUS.Thescienceissettledhesaidinastatement.Themyththatoilsandscrudeismorecorrosivehasbeencon-sistentlyprovenfalsebyob-jectiveresearch.Wehopeallgroupswillbasetheircom-mentsonthefacts.Pipelinesareasafeandefcientmethodoftransportinglargevolumesofcrudeoilandpetroleumproducts.Whilethestudyassessedtheriskofshippingbitumenitadmittedlydidnotlookatwhetherornotbitumenspillshaveworseconsequencesthanspillsinvolvingothertypesofoil-anomissionthathasan-geredsomeenvironmentalists.Opponentsmaintainbitu-menismoreharmfultotheenvironmentintheeventofapipelinebreach.TheNatu-ralResourcesDefenseCoun-cilandotherenvironmental-istsagainstKeystonepointtothecontinuingcleanupofthe2010EnbridgeEnergyspillinMichiganasevidenceAlbertabitumenismoredifculttoremediateandrecommendanotherstudylookingattheconsequencesofpipelinebreaksinvolvingbitumencomparedtoconventionaloilspills.Anewstudyndsthatbitumenwhendilutedforpipelinetransportisnomorecorrosivethanconventionaloil.PhotoSuncorEnergyDeBeersandGNWTsignGahchoKudealIndustryMiningByRENEFRANCOEURThegovernmentoftheNorthwestTerritoriesanddiamondminingcorporationDeBeersCanadahavetakenanotherstepforwardintheircommitmenttotheproposedGahchoKuminelocatedatKennadyLakeabout280kmnortheastofYellowknife.Bothpartnerssignedaso-cio-economicagreementlastFridayoutliningthebenetstheminewillhaveontheNWTasawhole.WebelievethismineisgoingtoprovidetremendousopportunityforyearstocomeTonyGuthrieDeBeersCEOandpresidentsaidatthepressconference.Therewillbehundredsofjobsduringthetwoyearperiodforthecon-struction-about25millionworthofwagesduringthatpe-riod.Themineitselfwilloffersomewherebetween360-380jobs.Thesearefulltimeper-manentjobsandthatresultsinmorethan200millionworthofadditionalincomefortheNWToverthelifeofthemine.TheagreementreectsDeBeersstatedcommitmentsandpredictionswhenitcomestoGahchoKuincludingem-ploymentandbusinessoppor-tunitiessustainabledevelop-mentneteffectsongovern-mentculturalwell-beingandFirstNationsrelations.DeBeershasmadecom-mitmentstoimproverelationsbetweentheminingindustryandourAboriginalcommu-nitiesMinisterofIndustryTourismandInvestmentDavidRamsaysaid.WewillbeabletomaximizeNorthernemploy-mentmakingourpeopleandeconomymuchstronger.De-velopingoureconomycanonlyhappenwhenourlandwaterandpeoplearerespectedandIbelievethatDeBeersCanadaandtheGNWThavedevel-opedanagreementthatwillsupportasustainablefuture.RamsaysaidtheGahchoKumineisaninvestmentthatwillseejobsandbusinessopportunitiescontinuingforasolid20to25years.Theagreementalsopro-videsaframeworkforongo-ingtransparentreportingandmonitoringacornerstoneofthepartnershipsaidGlenKoropchukDeBeerschiefoperatingofcer.DeBeerswillalsopro-videnewnancesupporttoNorthwestTerritoriesstudentsforprofessionaldevelopmenttraining.Thisisoneoftheareaswewanttofocusonmov-ingforward.Webelievethatthroughtrainingnewleaders-basicallystartingwhenkidsareinhighschool-willenableaprofoundnewopportunityKoropchuksaid.HiringallacrosstheNWTisalsoapriorityhighlightedintheagreementincludingexpandedpointsofpick-upthatincludeallveregionalcentresinadditiontoTlichoandAkaitchocommunitiesallowingformoreNorthernresidentstoaccessemploymentopportunitiesattheminesite.ItsimportanttoustoshowthatthroughthisagreementweareinterestedinhiringoutsideofYellowknifeRamsaysaid.Thecompanyisinthenalstagesofthereviewprocessandwillmoveontothelandpermittingandwaterlicens-ingprocesseswithinthenearfuture.Ph867874-7700Fax867-874-7716Toll-free1-800-661-0716Emailsaleskinglandford.com922MackenzieHighwayHayRiverNTwww.kinglandford.comKinglandFordCongratulatesall2013graduatesofHayRiverMayyoucontinuetostriveandsucceed