Thursday, 5 February 2026

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BREAKING NEWS:

Trans Mountain proceeding with first of three expansions of oil pipeline

It's one of several upgrades proposed to several major export pipelines

Trans Mountain is moving ahead with its first project to pump more oil through its pipeline system between Alberta and British Columbia. The Crown corporation applied to the Canada Energy Regulator this week to use drag reducing agents (DRA) with the goal of moving up to 10 per cent more oil.

The original Trans Mountain pipeline system was built in the 1950s, while the $34-billion expansion project began transporting oil from Edmonton to the Vancouver area in May 2024.

The Crown corporation had planned to only begin looking at possible increases to the pipeline later this decade, but the timeline was sped up as oil production in Alberta continues to climb and existing export pipelines are expected to reach capacity in the coming years.

The project would cost $9 million, and construction is expected to begin this August, according to documents submitted to the regulator. The project could be operational by January 2027...

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