Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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I am still trying to get my head around this. The methods of extraction that we are familiar with in this part of the world, particularly in this part of the Atlantic, are offshore oil extraction by oil rigs and gas extraction by the same method. We are familiar with how oil processes in North Africa, the Middle East and Saudi Arabia have worked. What is different about sand oil? Is Canada the only country engaged in this? Are there are other countries, such as the United States, which would be geographically similar, that are engaged in this process or is this a unique Canadian process?