Why Was the Energy East Pipeline Cancelled?

Graphic from 2016 With renewed interest from Canadian governments to recognize the importance of the oil and gas sector and diversify our export markets, we must start having an honest conversation about why energy infrastructure projects like Energy East were cancelled in the first place - and ...


Trans Mountain Expansion's Impact is a Good Lesson for Canadians Concerned Ab...

After 12 long years, the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) finally crossed the finish line. It was a nail-biter, that’s for sure. At times, it wasn’t clear that the pipeline would finish construction. Opposition campaigns against TMX were well-coordinated and funded, with little regard for...


Top 3 Reasons Why B.C. Needs the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) Pipeline

Coming off the completion of two major pipelines – the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) and Coastal GasLink (CGL) – Canada has more upcoming opportunities to expand its oil and natural gas exports to countries abroad while maximizing the value of our natural resources --- a win-win-win for Canadia...


Top 10 Upcoming Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Worldwide

Despite headlines in recent years about a global transition away from fossil fuels, the world continues building vast lengths of new oil and gas pipelines while fossil fuels still account for more than 80 per cent of the global energy mix. Between 2024 and 2030, for example, more than 233,440 ki...


10 Claims About the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion that Proved False

After years of strife, the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) project finally made it to completion. Bravo! Despite regulatory hurdles, activist obstructions, court challenges, and near cancellations, the pipeline is now shipping Canadian oil to buyers worldwide, including India, China, Bru...


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, ...


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...