U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a presidential permit authorizing the Bridger Pipeline expansion, considered a partial revival of the Keystone XL pipeline project.
The Keystone XL pipeline proposal was repeatedly killed and resurrected, and at one point cost Alberta taxpayers $1.3 billion.
Smith says the new joint venture between Calgary-based South Bow and U.S.-based Bridger, utilizing existing assets, would deliver more than half a million barrels per day of Alberta oil to facilities and refineries throughout the U.S.
Read more in National News Watch here.
The views and opinions expressed are those of the author’s and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of C3.