CALGARY - Kinder Morgan's proposal to triple the capacity of its 63-year-old Trans Mountain oil pipeline to 900,000 barrels per day has faced a rough ride from environmentalists, aboriginal groups and municipalities. It is not the first expansion of the pipeline, but it has faced the most scrutiny. Here are some key dates in the history of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which was granted conditional approval Thursday by the National Energy Board for its planned expansion: October 1953: The [Read more]
Energy board expected to release ruling on expanded Kinder Morgan pipeline today
VANCOUVER - The National Energy Board says the contentious $6.8-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is in Canada's best interests, despite increased greenhouse gas emissions and threats to killer whales off British Columbia's coast.The federal regulator issued its long-awaited report on Thursday after a two-year debate that cost millions and galvanized aboriginal and environmental protests. The board recommended Ottawa approve Kinder Morgan Canada's proposal subject to 157 [Read more]
As Trans Mountain report looms, a look at the state of pipelines in Canada
VANCOUVER - The National Energy Board will release a long-awaited report Thursday that will reveal whether it supports Kinder Morgan Canada's proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. The pipeline was estimated to cost $5.4 billion, but the company said last year that it would be more like $6.8 billion. A positive recommendation would lift a major hurdle to the expansion, but Trans Mountain, like other pipeline projects in Canada, still has a long way to go before shovels are in the [Read more]
B.C. premier says it’s time feds approve LNG but denies linkage to oil pipelines
OTTAWA - It's long past time for the federal government to issue environmental permits for a multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas terminal in Prince Rupert, B.C. Premier Christy Clark said Wednesday while confirming she's in three-way talks with Ottawa and Alberta over hydro sales.Clark's demand ups the pressure on the Trudeau Liberals, who have so far avoided hard choices on resource projects that are being squeezed between pro-development premiers and environmental and indigenous [Read more]
Energy board to release ruling on Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion Thursday
VANCOUVER - The National Energy Board will issue its report on Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project on Thursday. The report will reveal whether the board supports plans to triple the capacity of the pipeline, which carries diluted bitumen from oilsands near Edmonton across southern British Columbia to Burnaby for export. If approved, the expansion would add or reactivate almost 1,200 kilometres of pipeline and would also expand the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, [Read more]
Fort McMurray evacuation begins third week with no sign of return to normalcy
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says people from the fire-ravaged city of Fort McMurray could start going home starting June 1 if conditions are safe, but warned there will only be basic services and a partially open hospital."Remember, many hazards remain in Fort McMurray," Premier Rachel Notley said Wednesday."We need to address all of them before it is safe for residents to begin to return."Notley said the re-entry will be done in stages over two weeks. The city will not be suitable for [Read more]
Wildfire resiliency built into oilsands projects, experts say
CALGARY - Wildfires that ravaged some neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray and forced 80,000 to flee the city two weeks ago are now chewing through the wilderness further north, where major oilsands projects are located. A 665-unit work lodge has burned down and two more are under threat. But experts and officials say they aren't expecting serious harm to the oil-producing facilities themselves. Here's why:There's a built-in buffer zone:Oilsands projects — whether they involve scooping the ore out of [Read more]
What you need to know about restarting an Alberta oilsands project
CALGARY - Wildfires at Fort McMurray, Alta., have forced the shutdown of about a dozen mining and thermal projects. Here's what you need to know about how they will be restarted and how long that might take. What is the difference between an oilsands mine and a thermal oilsands project? An oilsands mine recovers heavy, sticky bitumen crude from a strip mine using shovels and trucks and then processes the ore to remove impurities such as sand, clay and water. Most miners also upgrade the [Read more]
Nearly $1B of oilsands production lost due to Fort McMurray fire
CALGARY - Plans to quickly restart oilsands production in northern Alberta were turned upside down Tuesday after the Fort McMurray wildfire erupted with renewed vengeance, forcing thousands of workers to scramble to safety.Oilsands miners had been gradually returning staff to the area to begin the process of resuming production at facilities undamaged by fire but shut down because of the threat.However, a change in wind direction sent the rapidly moving blaze north toward oilsands projects [Read more]
Recommendation coming down pipes for Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain expansion
VANCOUVER - As a key decision looms this week on a project that will have an impact on the future of Canada's oil economy, the federal government announced details Tuesday of an additional review on the Trans Mountain pipeline.The National Energy Board is set to announce by Friday whether it supports Kinder Morgan's proposal to triple the capacity of the pipeline, which carries diluted bitumen from the oilsands near Edmonton to Burnaby, B.C., for export.The federal government, meanwhile, [Read more]
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