Canada Ties New West Coast Pipeline to Oil Sands Expansion
Canada's federal government, Alberta, and top oil sands producers (Canadian Natural, Cenovus, ConocoPhillips Canada, Imperial Oil, Suncor) reached a milestone on the planned West Coast Oil Pipeline (WCOP), which would move an additional 1 million barrels per day to the British Columbia coast for export to Asia. The deal ties pipeline approval to the producers' commitment to the Pathways carbon capture and storage project and operational emissions reductions, a key demand from Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. Alberta agreed to financial supports to enable production growth. The project aims to diversify Canada's oil exports away from the US, which imported 90% of Canadian oil before renewed US tariff threats. Environmental campaigners criticized the plan as greenwashing. The pipeline still requires permits and years of development.
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