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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mike,</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">That is an interesting and informative process diagram.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not sure what is driving the logistics of the process, but it sounds like a portion of the refining or processing is done at the mine and then the product is shipped to the refinery to undergo the rest of the refining and processing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least part of the reason for the mine processing is to make the product flowable for movement through the pipeline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I have these questions:</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -18.75pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 36.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.75pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">1)</span> <span style="font-size: small;">If a new rail handling option were developed that did not require the product to be flowable, would it reduce the overall cost of the processing/refining process that is conducted both at the mine and at the refinery?</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: -18.75pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 36.75pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.75pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">2)</span> <span style="font-size: small;">If it would reduce the cost, would it be enough to tip the transport cost advantage from pipeline to rail?</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don’t have the answers, but I speculate that the answer to item #1 is yes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If so, part of the answer to item #2 would depend on how much investment would be required to develop the new rail handling option.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"><span style="font-size: small;">But, in any case, I would guess that a considerable investment would be required to upgrade just the traditional rail tank car transport in order to be able to handle the new tar sands traffic if it ships by rail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></p>
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