Pipelines, energy and natural resources

[Colin Parkinson]

A good article breaking down what being an "associate member" might mean and how that plays out energy wise. From this article we have already doubled our exports to the EU in the last decade. From another article I just read, it's estimated by 2037 that LNG exports to other countries than the US will jump from .01% to 55%. In the article below, you note the challenge that limited access to our east coast for western LNG is effecting our abilty to market to Europe.

A CLOSER LOOK: EU Opens Door to Historic “Associate Membership” for Canada - What it Could Mean Including Canadian Energy - Canadian Energy News, Top Headlines, Commentaries, Features & Events - EnergyNow

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Realistically the only thing that's going to solve this is ending the war be it via a win, lose, or drop everything and go home.

An export ban on diesel wouldn't solve anything, the companies would just import less crude and thus refine a whole lot less. The US government has no way to force them to continue refining at current levels after a ban.

That would require the "N" word, nationalization.

And that is absolutely not going to happen especially with a Republican government lmao.

From AI:

Through this system (Trans Mountain) , Canada directly exports crude feedstock to the United States via the Puget Sound Pipeline, a 111-kilometre U.S. offshoot that connects at the B.C.–Washington border. [1, 2]

Current Export Volumes to the U.S.

• Average Deliveries: In the second quarter of 2026, the system exported an average of 234,000 barrels per day (bpd) of feedstock directly to Washington State refineries. During the first quarter of 2026, those volumes sat slightly higher at 245,000 bpd. [1, 2, 3]
• Capacity Limits: The Puget Sound Pipeline segment is structurally capped to transport up to 240,000 bpd of light crude (or 200,000 bpd of heavy crude), meaning it frequently runs at or near maximum capacity to supply refineries in Anacortes and Ferndale, Washington. [1, 2, 3]
• Seaborne U.S. Exports: Additional crude moving through the mainline to the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C., is occasionally loaded onto tankers bound for the U.S. West Coast (primarily California), though roughly 60% to 70% of those marine shipments are now destined for Asian markets following the completion of the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX). [1, 2, 3, 4]