Summary
The Canadian crude oil-supply system is primarily pipeline-oriented, so its oil exports are directed almost exclusively at the big US market to the south. The existing pipeline network has allowed crude oil producers in Western Canada to export significant volumes to US refiners in the northern states, stretching from the Great Lakes region to the Pacific. Canadian oil output averaged about 2.7 million barrels per day in 2000, including 2.0 million b/d of crude oil, with roughly 1...