Pipeline Shortage Costs B.C. Lower Mainland Residents $1.5 Billion Per Year: ...

Key Facts Pipeline infrastructure restraints affected refined product shipments from Edmonton to cities in British Columbia, creating a supply/demand squeeze and affecting gasoline prices Since 2015, pipeline bottlenecks have resulted in an additional $1.5 billion in gasoline and diesel costs fo...


Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) is Complete!

Oil Tanker & Tug Boats in Salish Sea - Trans Mountain The Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMX) is finally complete and operating as it should. It has been a journey twelve years in the making, with many hurdles to jump, negotiations to make, limited resources during a global pandemic, extra costs, ...


What is the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) Pipeline Project?

Map of Previous PRGT Pipeline - TC Energy The Nisga’a First Nation and its industry partner have announced plans to buy the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline from its original owner to supply natural gas to the up-and-coming Ksi Lisims LNG project. This is great news if you care abo...


The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is Indigenous Economic Reconciliation

This blog has been edited due to Bill C-59 The Trans Mountain Expansion Pipeline (TMX) is nearing completion, which is great news for Canadians and First Nations! If you don't know already, this project entails the "twinning" of the original pipeline, which has operated safely without major inci...


Coastal GasLink Reaches 100% Pipe Installation, Supported by Canadians & Firs...

Courtesy of Coastal GasLink This blog has been edited due to Bill C-59 After five years of construction spanning 670 kilometres across some of B.C.’s most challenging terrain, pipe installation for Coastal GasLink (CGL) – the natural gas supply source for LNG Canada, Cedar LNG, and other potenti...


Canada Ought to Support Its Own Workforces, Families & Communities

This blog has been edited due to Bill C-59 Trying to figure out motives and agendas in debates on supply chains can sometimes be a waste of time. Other times, it seems obvious. In a report released at the end of June, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) said TC Energy should receive n...


Once Again, the U.S. Looks Past Keystone XL Pipeline to Less Responsible Oil ...

The U.S. granted permission this past Saturday for one of its homegrown oil majors to start producing Venezuelan crude after the Maduro regime ‘agreed’ to hold talks with its political opposition. Just how much trust we can put into Venezuela’s current ruling autocracy to uphold this commitment ...


U.S. Could Still Build Keystone XL, Decreasing Long-Term Need for Unfriendly ...

Suggestions from the U.S. over the past months that it may scale down sanctions on Venezuela to increase oil supplies should make us all think of the Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline. The now-defunct project could have been a stable and reliable source of oil for U.S. refineries for decades. The 830,0...


Why Ownership of Canadian Pipelines is Good for Indigenous Peoples

Why should it matter that First Nations are seeking ownership in Canadian natural resource projects? As an Indigenous woman working in the energy sector, let me tell you! When you hear the words "pipelines" and "Indigenous Peoples" in the same sentence, many Canadians are inclined to visualize p...


Once Again, the United Nations Gets It Wrong on Indigenous Support for Canadi...

Pro LNG Rally - Prince George, 2019 In all honesty, it wasn’t shocking to see the United Nations (UN) once again call for Canada to stop construction on two pipelines – Coastal GasLink (CGL) and Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) – until they obtain consent from affected Indigenous communities. The ...