The Keystone XL pipeline will carry oil from the Canadian oil sand pits to processing plants in the US. This is the complicated process used to extract the oil. The controversial Keystone XL pipeline is an extension of an already existing pipeline. It will carry oil from Canada to the US. President Trump recently ordered an expedited review of the pipeline. This is the complex way oil is extracted from sand in Canada. Following is the text of the video.
Where the Keystone XL pipeline oil would come from.
These are the Alberta oil sands.
They cover over 54,000 sq. miles.
To get to the petroleum-rich sand underground, all the trees and topsoil must go.
Massive trucks scoop up the oil sand.
This shovel carries about 90 tons in one load.
It takes about 2.5 tons of sand to produce one barrel of oil.
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