Canada and Alberta announce major oil pipeline expansion and port project
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Prime Minister Mark Carney, Premier Danielle Smith, Premier David Eby
Canada (British Columbia and Alberta)
July 2, 2026
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Canada and Alberta to partner on a new oil pipeline project with a capacity of 1 million barrels per day. The project includes a port expansion in Vancouver and infrastructure for an LNG terminal. Indigenous communities will have a meaningful ownership stake in the pipeline. The federal tanker ban on British Columbia's north coast remains in place.
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