Trans Mountain Eyes Pipeline Capacity Increase by Early 2027
The Trans Mountain pipeline could handle an additional 75,000 barrels of crude a day by a early 2027, the government-owned company's top executive said, potentially helping Canadian oil producers expand shipments to non-US markets.
Chemicals that make crude flow more easily through the line could be used in less than two years as a first stage of the capacity increase, Trans Mountain CEO Mark Maki told reporters at a conference in Calgary. After that, increased pumping power could boost flows to about 1.14 million barrels a day, but that would require dredging the nearby waterway to allow tankers to carry more oil.
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