As Provinces and Industry Push for New Pipelines, Regulator Says Expanded Trans Mountain Still Has Capacity

Why Trans Mountain wants to expand when the oil pipeline isn't even full

A little more than one year after completing construction of the Trans Mountain expansion oil pipeline, the Crown corporation is pursuing two different methods to increase how much oil can be exported. The move comes at a time when the pipeline still isn’t operating at full capacity.

As provinces and industry push for new pipelines, regulator says expanded Trans Mountain still has capacity

The system has been more than three-quarters full every month since it came online, aside from the ramp-up period in May, 2024

Canadian Oil Industry Has Extra Pipeline Space Amid Push for New Routes

The startup of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline last year has given Canadian oil producers more export capacity than they’re using, according to a new report, complicating a government push to encourage even more shipping options.

Trans Mountain Expansion Pushes a New Era for Canada’s Oil Exports

Since the Trans Mountain expansion, it has almost tripled the capacity of Canada’s only oil pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific Coast, raising it to 890,000 barrels a day. Since the launch of the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline last year, Canadian oil producers have more export capacity than they currently use, according to a recent report. This has made it harder for the government to encourage new shipping routes. Trans Mountain is  Canada‘s…