One would carry about 525, 000 barrels of oil daily to a new marine terminal in Kitimat.

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Another Canadian company, Enbridge, is proposing a new line from the sands to the northern British Columbia port of Kitimat.

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The Northern Gateway project actually involves the construction of two pipelines between Bruderheim, Alberta (about 60 kilometres northeast of Edmonton) to Kitimat, B.

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He indicated a preference for keeping big projects like Kitimat and Wheatstone that may cost a lot upfront but will generate steady production for decades to come.

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In western Canada Apache is also working with Chevron on developing the Kitimat LNG project to provide an export route for 50 billion cubic feet of gas reserves in that region.

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In a speech in Victoria, he came out against the construction of a marine terminal in Kitimat, raising the spectre of a Gulf of Mexico-style disaster off the British Columbia coast.

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Ads in several major newspapers last week announced that interested parties are invited to attend sessions in Whitecourt, Alberta on Aug. 10, Kitimat on Aug. 31, and Prince George on Sept. 8.

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