[thackney]

Why do they intend to put the pipeline UNDER ground? above ground is more sensible.

The pipeline industry is hardly new. We have pipelines all over the country. We have already figured out the economics and security. Buried is far cheaper and better protected.

why does it need to be refined in texas?

If you don't take the product to existing refineries, then you not only need to build new refineries, but also build product pipelines to deliver the gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel and other products. Refining also produces some byproducts that get used in the chemical and plastics industries. Those facilities are next to the existing refineries.

[mamelukesabre]

the alaska pipeline is above ground.

we need more capacity anyway, so I say build it in north dakota. like I already said, there’s already an oil industry in north dakota.