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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land,
Texas)--The provincial government of Alberta is carrying a message of energy security to the U.S. capital, just as the Canadian government debates a proposal for a new crude oil export pipeline.
Canada is on a trade diversification spree, seeking to expand trade arteries outside of North America amid U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies. Nation-building projects prioritized by Prime Minister Mark Carney include nuclear power plants and expansions to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on the West Coast, the only regional one currently delivering super-cooled gas to Asian economies.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is taking a more comprehensive approach by courting her U.S. counterparts on energy. Chantelle de Jong, a member of Alberta's legislative assembly, travelled Wednesday to Washington D.C. to share ideas on how Alberta can ensure U.S. energy security.
"Alberta plays a critical role as a responsible energy producer, and I look forward to deepening my understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our province," she said before departing.
Alberta is the dominant oil producer in Canada, which as a nation is the top oil exporter to the U.S. economy. At some 4 million barrels per day (BBL/d), Canada accounts for about 60% of total foreign deliveries to the U.S. economy.
Carney, the prime minister, proposed reviving the Keystone XL oil pipeline during a recent visit with President Trump. Smith's government, meanwhile, is financing a proposal for a new crude oil pipeline that would terminate in British Columbia, while seeking to shore up ties in the U.S. economy.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Pipelines Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports on Keystone XL.
Keystone XL has been sanctioned and sidelined several times since it was first proposed in 2008. U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum could complicate construction should the Trump administration revive it. Smith's pipeline would take several years for even a firm construction plan, and markets could be vastly different by the time either made any meaningful development.
An op-ed in the Toronto Star, meanwhile, was highly critical of Smith's proposal.
"The proposal by Alberta--which doesn't even have a private proponent yet--is a fantasy built out of propaganda from Premier Danielle Smith and the oil and gas industry," the opinion piece published Tuesday read.
That sentiment echoed that from British Columbia Premier David Eby, who described the pipeline proposal as "absurd."
Apart from the hundreds of miles of pipe necessary for completion, a new pipeline would pose a challenge to a moratorium on crude oil tankers for parts of British Columbia's coast.
Elsewhere, pipeline volumes are limited in any event by issues at several Canadian refineries. IIR Energy notified clients that Suncor Energy (Calgary) saw about 130,000 barrels of processing capacity curtailed by a one-day power outage Monday at its Montreal refinery.
Subscribers can click here for a detailed profile of the Montreal refinery.
Suncor last week completed planned maintenance at its Mildred oil sands facility in Fort McMurray, Alberta, while Irving Oil is slated to restart a fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its 300,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick. That unit was decommissioned last year and has since been rebuilt and refurbished.
Subscribers can click here for a look at the Mildred facility and click here for the New Brunswick refinery.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
Canada is on a trade diversification spree, seeking to expand trade arteries outside of North America amid U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies. Nation-building projects prioritized by Prime Minister Mark Carney include nuclear power plants and expansions to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility on the West Coast, the only regional one currently delivering super-cooled gas to Asian economies.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is taking a more comprehensive approach by courting her U.S. counterparts on energy. Chantelle de Jong, a member of Alberta's legislative assembly, travelled Wednesday to Washington D.C. to share ideas on how Alberta can ensure U.S. energy security.
"Alberta plays a critical role as a responsible energy producer, and I look forward to deepening my understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our province," she said before departing.
Alberta is the dominant oil producer in Canada, which as a nation is the top oil exporter to the U.S. economy. At some 4 million barrels per day (BBL/d), Canada accounts for about 60% of total foreign deliveries to the U.S. economy.
Carney, the prime minister, proposed reviving the Keystone XL oil pipeline during a recent visit with President Trump. Smith's government, meanwhile, is financing a proposal for a new crude oil pipeline that would terminate in British Columbia, while seeking to shore up ties in the U.S. economy.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Oil & Gas Pipelines Project Database can click here for a list of detailed project reports on Keystone XL.
Keystone XL has been sanctioned and sidelined several times since it was first proposed in 2008. U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum could complicate construction should the Trump administration revive it. Smith's pipeline would take several years for even a firm construction plan, and markets could be vastly different by the time either made any meaningful development.
An op-ed in the Toronto Star, meanwhile, was highly critical of Smith's proposal.
"The proposal by Alberta--which doesn't even have a private proponent yet--is a fantasy built out of propaganda from Premier Danielle Smith and the oil and gas industry," the opinion piece published Tuesday read.
That sentiment echoed that from British Columbia Premier David Eby, who described the pipeline proposal as "absurd."
Apart from the hundreds of miles of pipe necessary for completion, a new pipeline would pose a challenge to a moratorium on crude oil tankers for parts of British Columbia's coast.
Elsewhere, pipeline volumes are limited in any event by issues at several Canadian refineries. IIR Energy notified clients that Suncor Energy (Calgary) saw about 130,000 barrels of processing capacity curtailed by a one-day power outage Monday at its Montreal refinery.
Subscribers can click here for a detailed profile of the Montreal refinery.
Suncor last week completed planned maintenance at its Mildred oil sands facility in Fort McMurray, Alberta, while Irving Oil is slated to restart a fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU) at its 300,000-barrel-per-day refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick. That unit was decommissioned last year and has since been rebuilt and refurbished.
Subscribers can click here for a look at the Mildred facility and click here for the New Brunswick refinery.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) platform helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking more than 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 trillion (USD).
