• Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    Pardon my ignorance but don’t we already have a pipeline that covers the benefits alleged for the second pipeline?

    The creation of a second pipeline to British Columbia would allow sales to diversify and let Alberta’s oil to chase the world price instead of selling at a permanent discount because it’s ‘locked into’ a relationship with American refineries. That’s more money for Canada plus less leverage by the US over our future.

    Maybe my memory fails me but doesn’t the existing trans mountain pipeline already connects to the Burnaby port where it can be shipped overseas? Is the point that the current pipeline flow to Asia is at capacity and is limiting our capacity to shift away from US exports?

    • CloudwalkingOwl@lemmy.caOP
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      2 months ago

      That’s my understanding. Although if you read you hear lots of conflicting things. I try to restrict myself to good news sources like the CBC, government websites, peer-reviewed articles, etc.

      • Victor Villas@lemmy.ca
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        2 months ago

        I see. I don’t have a good source to tell me at a glance if the existing pipeline really is the bottleneck for market diversification at this point. It’s plausible. If that’s the case, then I agree it’s a positive; though I can’t also comfortably say it’s net positive yet