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Oil sands' impact on pipes needs study-US lawmakers

CNBC | June 17, 2011 | 2:28 pm Energy Canada 

U.S. regulators should examine whether crude from Canadian oil sands corrodes pipelines and makes them more vulnerable to accidents, lawmakers said at a hearing on pipeline safety on Thursday.

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