[thackney]

Ignore the facts and attack the messenger.

The pipeline will deliver ~500,000 BPD additional feedstock for about $13 billion.

500,000 BPD new refinery would run between 12~21 billion dollars. It is far cheaper to expand existing refineries than build new ones.

http://www.downstreamtoday.com/projects/project.aspx?project_id=41&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

https://www.dmr.nd.gov/pipeline/assets/exec-summary-prf.pdf

Plus you have to build the new refined product pipelines, new power plant, and still have the issue of being away from the demand.

[org.whodat]

More personal opinion, do you have contract pending.

[jazusamo]

Your posts and facts are appreciated, thackney.