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Pipelines, energy and natural resources

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In June 2014 the Northern Gateway pipeline project was approved by the federal government, subject to 209 conditions.[2]

In 2015 the CBC questioned the silence concerning the Northern Gateway project and suggested that Enbridge might have quietly shelved the project.[2]

Upon taking office in 2015, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau banned oil tanker traffic on the north coast of British Columbia, effectively killing the project.[7]

On 29 November 2016 Trudeau officially rejected plans for the pipelines.

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines - Wikipedia

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The Eagle Spirit Pipeline was a $16-billion, First Nations-owned Canadian pipeline proposed in 2018 and 2019 by businessman Calvin Helin which would have shipped petroleum from Northern Alberta to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

The Eagle Spirit Pipeline was a proposed alternative to the previous Northern Gateway Pipeline and Trans Mountain Pipeline. Helin claimed the project had 100% backing from First Nations groups and carried a low risk in comparison to previous pipeline proposals

The project had the support of 35 First Nations groups, could have reduced emissions by 100 megatons[clarification needed] and potentially have been safer than previous pipeline proposals.[3] The pipeline was estimated to carry 4 million barrels per day (640,000 m3/d) of oil and 10 billion cubic feet per day (280,000,000 m3/d) of natural gas.[4]

Eagle Spirit Pipeline - Wikipedia

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The Northern Gateway line was shut down because of inadequate consultation.

The Tanker Ban which sunk the native backed Eagle Spirit line was done with no consultation.
 
An Alberta company operating in BC has a mining project stopped because a US tribe intervened.

www.mining.com

US Tribe holds up magnesium project in Canada

Calgary-based West High Yield had intended to begin construction of Record Ridge this quarter.
www.mining.com www.mining.com

Canada doesn't need to worry about Alberta separating. BC has separated.
 
www.castanet.net/news/BC/611251/B-C-Supreme-Court-hearings-begin-for-legal-challenges-to-LNG-pipeline-project

"Two petitions take aim at the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline after the government deemed the project "substantially started," meaning it wouldn't need a new environmental assessment.

"The pipeline's construction was authorized in 2014, and a deadline to start it was extended to 2024, spurring the court challenges from Gitxsan Hereditary Chief Charlie Wright and environmentalist groups opposed to the project.

"Wright says in legal submissions that the challenge isn't about opposing the pipeline itself, but rather the route it's expected to take through "one of the last remaining untouched areas" of his home territory without proper consultation."

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This could be interesting.

Iran’s inability to export crude is rapidly filling storage, leaving only days before production may need to halt.
Shutting wells risks long-term damage, as restoring reservoir pressure could take months or even years.
The disruption is already driving global price volatility and could escalate into a broader energy crisis.

oilprice.com

Iran’s Oil Industry Faces a Geological Time Bomb | OilPrice.com

Iran’s oil industry faces a critical tipping point as the U.S. blockade fills storage capacity, raising the risk of prolonged shutdowns that could permanently damage production.
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Trump’s approved a rerouted U.S. portion of what would essentially be a Keystone XL revival- not really a surprise, and it sounds like PM Carney has already expressed openness to this.

Some of the Canadian portion of what would have been Keystone XL Phase 4 has already been build.

Approving a revival of this, if industry puts forward a proposal, should be a no-brainer.

 
brihard said:
Trump’s approved a rerouted U.S. portion of what would essentially be a Keystone XL revival- not really a surprise, and it sounds like PM Carney has already expressed openness to this.

Some of the Canadian portion of what would have been Keystone XL Phase 4 has already been build.

Approving a revival of this, if industry puts forward a proposal, should be a no-brainer.

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The workarounds BC continue ;)
 
brihard said:
BC needs to be brought to heel. We strategically need more non-US option.
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Life, and the energy sector, will always find a way...

If you talk to the 'pipeline guys' there are dozens of other options that can avoid BC, and that are faster and cheaper regardless of who sits in the Legislature in Victoria.

My guess is they're all working their networks elsewhere like crazy and these types of results will continue to 'flow' in.

They can come back and 'do BC' when conditions are more favorable... like maybe never ;)

ocean biology GIF
 
daftandbarmy said:
Life, and the energy sector, will always find a way...

If you talk to the 'pipeline guys' there are dozens of other options that can avoid BC, and that are faster and cheaper regardless of who sits in the Legislature in Victoria.

My guess is they're all working their networks elsewhere like crazy and these types of results will continue to 'flow' in.

They can come back and 'do BC' when conditions are more favorable... like maybe never ;)

ocean biology GIF
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Read today that 2 licenses to exploratory drill off the NS coast drew 210million in fees. Could be another card to play in either cutting off Saudi oil to Irving’s NB refinery completely or ship to our friends in Europe.
 
Czech_pivo said:
Read today that 2 licenses to exploratory drill off the NS coast drew 210million in fees. Could be another card to play in either cutting off Saudi oil to Irving’s NB refinery completely or ship to our friends in Europe.
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We should not be aiming to ‘cut off’ Saudi oil to Irving in NB. We should be aiming as a country to put a policy and regulatory environment in place that leads to the market offering better options. The Saudis no longer selling to us should be an incidental outcome of being able to substitute with a more economical supply, not the goal in and of itself.

And if, with more favourable market conditions in place, it still remains more cost effective to buy some Saudi crude, so be it. It’s simply a reality that they’re blessed with some market advantages in the form of an abundant supply of high quality crude.
 
brihard said:
We should not be aiming to ‘cut off’ Saudi oil to Irving in NB. We should be aiming as a country to put a policy and regulatory environment in place that leads to the market offering better options. The Saudis no longer selling to us should be an incidental outcome of being able to substitute with a more economical supply, not the goal in and of itself.

And if, with more favourable market conditions in place, it still remains more cost effective to buy some Saudi crude, so be it. It’s simply a reality that they’re blessed with some market advantages in the form of an abundant supply of high quality crude.
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Amen to that! The laws of supply and demand rule supreme in all commodity industries...
 
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