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Kinder Morgan to proceed with $5-billion Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to Burnaby
Oil pipeline expansion to be 40 per cent larger than anticipated on strong demand
By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun April 12, 2012
Oil tanker in Burrard Inlet off of refinery fed by Kinder Morgan pipeline.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners said Thursday that it intends to expand plans to twin the Trans Mountain oil pipeline after receiving enough commitments from Asian customers to accommodate 25 to 30 tankers a month at its Westridge, Burnaby terminal.
The proposed expansion of the existing Alberta-to-Metro Vancouver pipeline, which Kinder Morgan wants operational by 2017, is to cost $5 billion. It will increase pipeline capacity for oilsands crude by 550,000 barrels a day; from the current 300,000 barrels a day to 850,000 barrels. Read the rest of this entry
The proposed expansion of the existing Alberta-to-Metro Vancouver pipeline, which Kinder Morgan wants operational by 2017, is to cost $5 billion. It will increase pipeline capacity for oilsands crude by 550,000 barrels a day; from the current 300,000 barrels a day to 850,000 barrels. Read the rest of this entry
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