Commodities
Alberta Pushes for More Oil Pipelines to US as Trump Returns
- Canada’s Smith talks to Enbridge, South Bow about new conduits
- Alberta joins Governors’ Coalition for Energy Security in US
Enbridge storage tanks and pipelines in Hardisty, Alberta.
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Alberta’s government has been talking with domestic energy companies about building more oil export pipelines to the US to take advantage of an incoming White House administration with a friendlier attitude toward oil.
Danielle Smith’s government has spoken with pipeline operators including Enbridge Inc., TC Energy Corp and South Bow Corp. about expanding oil export conduits to the US, including by twinning existing lines, before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, Smith said in an interview.