The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, July 20, edition that Energy Minister
Bill Bennett says Kinder Morgan is "a lot
closer" to meeting British Columbia's
conditions for the company's
Trans Mountain crude oil
pipeline expansion. A Bloomberg dispatch to The Globe reports that Mr. Bennett says: "They're working very hard. And frankly, they're
going to get there."
Kinder Morgan in May won
approval from the National
Energy Board to expand the
Trans Mountain line, subject to
157 conditions. The final nod for the oil conduit now
rests with Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau, whose government has
said it will make a decision by
the end of the year. B.C. Premier
Christy Clark has said oil pipelines,
including Trans Mountain,
must satisfy conditions such as
providing the province with economic
benefits, a vigorous spill-response
plan and addressing
aboriginal rights. Local and provincial
government opposition
to Enbridge's Northern Gateway
line has hampered its ability to make a
final investment decision.
Kinder Morgan plans to
almost triple Trans Mountain's
capacity to 890,000 barrels a
day.
The system is the only pipeline from
Alberta to the Pacific coast.
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