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Canadian prime minister approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Energy - JUNE 19, 2019

Canadian prime minister approves Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

by Kali Persall

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in Canada will proceed as planned, after receiving an official stamp of approval from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on June 18.

Trudeau has promised that every dollar the federal government earns from the project will be invested in Canada’s clean energy transition.

“We have a responsibility to ensure that the decisions we make today move us toward a cleaner, sustainable economy,” said Trudeau in a statement. “Major resource projects can move forward, but only if we do so in a way that protects the environment and respects Indigenous rights.”

He added, “the TMX project is a significant investment in Canadians and in Canada’s future that will create thousands of good, middle class jobs, maintain the highest environmental standards, and fund the clean energy solutions that Canada needs to stay competitive on the global stage.”

The pipeline currently carries 300,000 barrels of refined products, synthetic crude oils and light crude oils per day from Edmonton, Alberta, to the port in Burnaby, B.C.

The expansion will add heavier oils to the mix and nearly triple the pipeline’s capacity to 890,000 barrels a day.

Read more about the pipeline expansion in here.

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