Report proposes Alberta-to-Alaska rail link to move bitumen into world markets – U Calgary
March 14, 2016
Innovative Van Horne Institute study emphasizes safety, First Nations involvement
A rail link between Fort McMurray and Alaska would provide a new option to move more of Alberta’s oilsands bitumen offshore and potentially unlock billions of dollars worth of mineral wealth in the north, says a new report.
The proposed 2,440-km railway would carry 1 million to 1.5 million barrels a day from Fort McMurray to a pipeline in Alaska that would transport the bitumen on a final short leg to a marine terminal in Valdez.
