The posters who believe that on reddit are idiots if they think this is fake news and everyone just grabs their lunch pail and moves to the next pipeline project. This has been in the works for years and was going to take years to complete. Entire supply lines have been resourced and established. Housing. Food. Equipment. Machinery. People. Steel. Supplies. They know nothing about business, manufacturing, or construction.
They know nothing about business, manufacturing, or construction.
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Been involved in petrochem engineering and construction for 31+ years. Your comments are right on the money. The construction supply chains are not like a light switch to be turned on and off and involve real people with real responsibilities(families, homes back home, children, hopes and dreams, etc). “Getting it done” is even tougher when the project(s) are in “the middle of nowhere” and constantly moving as progress is made.
The pipeline is not the only project being “wrecked”. Multiple projects I’m aware of are now seeing this and getting cold feet thinking or saying “So you mean all of our permits, manhours planning and procuring and building can be destroyed by a so-called Executive Order?”.
Would you invest if your project could be trashed at anytime?