[Ost-news] Fort McMurray of the Middle East

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SAUDI ARABIA'S NEW MIGHT: ENERGY  
Fort McMurray of the Middle East  
As Saudi Arabia tries to extend its oil reach, it faces the same hurdles as Alberta

DAVID EBNER

November 13, 2007

RABIGH, SAUDI ARABIA -- It's 35 C and humid on the shore of the Rea Sea north of Jeddah as a sprawling industrial facility and construction cranes emerge through the bright haze in the near distance.

For Saudi Arabia, a crude oil producer and refiner, the site is a first step into a future of doing more with the black gold that lies in vast quantities beneath the desert kingdom.

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    [1]: http://oilsandstruth.org/fort-mcmurray-middle-east

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