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• manigandham 7y ago
  Oil is used for a lot more than transportation, even if it was all switched over to electric. The only other viable oil transfer over land is rail or trucking, both of which cost much more, pollute more, and have even higher risks of spills and accidents.
  • Retric 7y ago
    You don’t need to transport crude oil over these distances. A refinery near the source would significantly reduce the risks associated with these transports.
    • manigandham 7y ago
      Refineries are complex, expensive and considered national energy assets. Oil production happens all over the place and is fed from smaller regions into main trunk lines that lead to major refineries. Also many pipelines do carry refined products, like all the jet fuel that goes to airports and diesel fuel for trucking.