My concern is that this oil will not end up staying in the US. (Just like much of the Alaska pipeline oil ends up going to Japan and the Orient.) Once they pump it all the way down to refineries along the coast, it will go right on ships, and off it goes overseas. If it were actually for use in the US, they could build a refinery on the Canadian border a lot easier that building that immense long pipeline. I don't think we're being told the whole story.
holyscroller,
who is telling you that much of Alaskan produced oil ends up overseas? they are very poorly informed, or just making it up.