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David Black - the owner and chair of Black Press which owns newspapers throughout BC including the Prince Rupert Northern View announced Friday morning plans to construct a $13 billion oil refinery in the Kitimat area that could create thousands of jobs in the region if it moves forward. Black incorporated a company called Kitimat Clean Ltd., with plans to build a refinery 25 kilometres south of Terrace large enough to process all of the capacity from the Northern Gateway pipeline before it is shipped out. The plant would process up to 550,000 barrels per day of diluted bitumen to be shipped back to Edmonton, 240,000 barrels per day of diesel, 100,000 barrels per day of gasoline and 50,000 barrels per day of kerosene. The product would then be piped to a marine terminal site in Kitimat that is currently planned to be used for the Enbridge crude oil shipping terminal. According to Black, processing the oil before it is shipped out will remove the threat of offshore pollution from heavy crude due to the evaporative properties of kerosene, gasoline and diesel. “The refinery will eliminate any chance of a Martina Perry photo crude oil spill from shipping through Kitimat. With the community finally receiving some hot summer weather, many Gasoline, kerosene and diesel, which are the Prince Rupert youth took it upon themselves to earn some extra money products from the refinery all float and are all from people in need of a refreshment. Pictured are Kendal and Selina Nelevaporative,” explained Black during a news son, who set up a lemonade stand on Friday afternoon down in Cow Bay. conference in Vancouver. “We want it to be the cleanest and the greenest operating refinery in the world.” Construction plans call for ground-breaking in 2014, with the the different levels of government about the project, have reviewed facility complete in 2020 pending a number of conditions. During the project with investment bankers and been told the revenues the five year construction period, an estimated 6,000 workers would and profits are enough to enable equity and debt financing, have be needed, while another 3,000 permanent jobs would be created discussed the plans with Enbridge and other oil sands producers and during operation, with half of those being provided through private brought on-board a refinery consultant. contractors. However, the $13 billion for the construction of the project has Prior to the submission of the environmental assessment not been confirmed. See Refinery, page 2 application early Friday morning, Kitimat Clean Ltd. has spoken to
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