Research and Markets: Development of Planned Pipelines in the US Gulf Coast will Allow Regional Refineries to Access Heavy Crude Oil from Canada

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e72fc0/development_of_pla) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Development of Planned Pipelines in the US Gulf Coast will Allow Regional Refineries to Access Heavy Crude Oil from Canada" to their offering.

Development of Planned Pipelines in the US Gulf Coast will Allow Regional Refineries to Access Heavy Crude Oil from Canada

Canada is a key supplier of crude oil to the US, accounting for about 24% of the country's total crude oil imports in April 2011. The majority of Canada's crude oil supplies to the US are directed to the Midwest region, which is experiencing a crude oil over-supply situation due to rising domestic crude oil production in the Bakken shale formation. As a result, Canada has realized the need to diversify its oil supply destinations to other regions in the US, particularly to the Gulf Coast, in order to maintain its high share of US crude oil imports. More than 95% of Canada's crude oil exports are to the US. It is also a strategic interest of the US to increase crude oil supplies from Canada to its Gulf Coast region, considering its deteriorating political relations with several countries in the Middle East, which also supply the country with crude oil.

Scope:

• The report presents information on refineries in the US and the pipeline infrastructure to transport crude oil in North America
• It also highlights the importance of Canada's crude oil exports to the US
• It provides information on the key challenges faced by the US and Canada to increase their energy trade relations

Reasons to Buy:

• Keep abreast of the factors prompting Canada to target oil exports to the US Gulf Coast
• Stay informed about the key challenges in the US and Canada energy trade relations

Key Topics Covered:

1 Tables of Contents

1.1 List of Tables

1.2 List of Figures

2 Summary

3 Development of Planned Pipelines in the US Gulf Coast will Allow Regional Refineries to Access Heavy Crude Oil from Canada

3.1 Canada Supplies 24% of US Crude Oil Imports, Of Which Over Two-third is Heavy Oil

3.2 Increasing Crude Oil Production in the US Midwest is Prompting Canada to Target Oil Exports to Gulf Coast

3.3 Several Crude Oil Pipelines are Proposed/ Planned in the Gulf Coast Region

4 Appendix

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