Alberta Plots New Oil Sands Pipeline to B.C. in Bid to Bypass U.S.

Alberta Plots New Oil Sands Pipeline to B.C. in Bid to Bypass U.S.

Alberta is working to engage private backers for a new pipeline to ship about 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude from Canada’s oil-producing province to British Columbia on the West Coast, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said. The pipeline would run from the oil sands in Alberta to the Port of Prince Rupert on British Columbia’s northwest coast, and to international markets afterwards, according to the plans of the province. Amid soured…

Danielle Smith Pitches Tanker Ban Exception for Prince Rupert Pipeline Terminal

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appeared to suggest she would consider amending her blanket opposition to the so-called West Coast tanker ban if the federal government were to assist in the development of an oil export terminal in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. For weeks Premier Smith has been calling for a major oil pipeline project to B.C.’s northern coast and an end to the tanker ban as part of a list of demands to newly-elected Prime Minist…

Alberta to Present Proposal for New Oil Export Pipeline to P.M. Mark Carney

Alberta to Present Proposal for New Oil Export Pipeline to P.M. Mark Carney Daniel Onyango Thu, 06/12/2025 - 14:21 Alberta has joined the new wave of pipeline projects aimed at reducing Canada’s dependence on the U.S energy market amid a shaky relationship with the Trump administration. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told reporters at a recent energy conference in Calgary that the province would provide Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with …

Alberta proposes new oil pipeline to British Columbia, seeks private sector leadership

Alberta seeks private sector proponent for a potential new crude oil pipeline to connect with the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia.

Alberta Premier says province working on proposal for new crude oil pipeline to Port of Prince Rupert

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Wednesday the province is working to present Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a proponent and route for a potential new crude pipeline from Alberta to the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Smith told reporters at an energy conference in Calgary that her government is in talks