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chainsaw4wood on December 10, 2006 - 2:13pm Permalink | Subthread | Comments top
Assuming the pipeline is built by 2015 and is running at 1.2 bcf/d, how much of the gas would be required just to feed the appetite of the tar sands at that juncture?
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peakearl on December 10, 2006 - 2:43pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
I also wonder how much energy would be consumed just by its construction and maintenance (ie its eroei) and cost overruns due to increasing fossil fuel costs while it's being built.

Great article!

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