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Alberta’s West Coast Pipeline Push | Calgary News
Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith is set to unveil a bold new oil pipeline to the West Coast this Thursday, a move tied to a federal-provincial deal and the province’s carbon capture ambitions. With routes likely heading to B.C.—a path fraught with political and Indigenous opposition—the project hinges on a key deadline: federal recognition as a national interest initiative by October, with construction slated for 2027 and operations by the mid-2030s. But the biggest hurdle? The CEOs of Alberta’s top oilsands firms, who may balk due to soaring carbon costs and the Pathways project. All eyes…
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