Alberta set to unveil West Coast pipeline proposal Thursday
The province is submitting its plans for a new oil pipeline to the federal major projects office, aiming for national-interest status by October.
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Alberta is poised to announce details about its plans for a new West Coast oil pipeline later this week.
Sam Blackett, press secretary to Premier Danielle Smith, says there will be a "major announcement" on Thursday to share new details about the province's submission to the federal major projects office. The major projects office was established a year ago to speed along infrastructure deemed in Canada's national interest.
Alberta is acting as a proponent for a new pipeline that would carry up to one million barrels per day from the oilsands to a yet-to-be-determined West Coast port for tanker export to Asia. Under a federal-provincial energy accord signed last year, Ottawa's support is contingent upon the building of the massive Pathways carbon capture and storage project that would offset some of the emissions impact from increased oilsands production.
The Alberta government is aiming for the pipeline being designated a project of national interest by October and getting shovels in the ground as early as September 2027.
