Alberta says pipeline proposal is on track for July 1 deadline

Alberta says it still plans to submit its pipeline proposal to Ottawa’s major projects office by July 1, even as questions remain about the project’s timeline and business case. The federal and Alberta governments agreed last month that the province would bring forward a pipeline proposal by Canada Day, after which Ottawa would have until Oct. 1 to decide whether to designate it as a project of national interest. The agreement also outlined a slower increase to Alberta’s industrial carbon price. The province says it is finalizing a proposal for a pipeline that could move up to one million barrels per day to Canada’s west coast. But a former Alberta energy official said it is still unclear whether the deadline will be met and noted that the project’s commercial viability has not been established. The article also says Alberta has considered several possible routes through British Columbia, where tanker restrictions and opposition could complicate the plan. In addition, negotiations continue over the related Pathways carbon capture project, which the deal describes as dependent on a pipeline.