tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6301458086062359420..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Tar Sands - The Great Canadian GiveawayThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-92220765116947778382012-05-10T18:04:26.931-07:002012-05-10T18:04:26.931-07:00I still think the obstacle to refining bitumen in ...I still think the obstacle to refining bitumen in Canada is emissions-driven, not cost. I worked in an Imperial Oil refinery inthe 60's and, even then, it was a decidedly non-labour intensive operation. Most of the production was automated run by engineers sitting in comfortable control rooms. Those of us who worked in the machinery were about half clean-up and half mechanical (welders and pipefitters mainly). I never saw labour as being a huge component of production cost which makes me wonder why we go through the elaborate dil-bit route with all that extra pumping and shipping?The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-55072024237467418682012-05-10T15:19:56.801-07:002012-05-10T15:19:56.801-07:00Get it out, as cheap as possible, as quickly as po...Get it out, as cheap as possible, as quickly as possible, bribing a few provinces with a bit of money fractionally gleaned from their own resources.<br /><br />If we had a national industrial and energy policy these less than ideal way the oil sands are being developed would be made obvious. Of course the media has been for years conditioning Canadians to snort dirisively as such notions. Heaven forfend public resources being used to maximally benefit an underserving public.<br /><br />BTW: Shipping raw logs to China while our sawmills turn into crematoriums is a good deal for jobs in British Columbia. I swear its true!crfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726414637021391906noreply@blogger.com