• Poilievre asks Carney to repeal B.C.’s oil tanker ban

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-10-26 15:01:23.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Alberta, Energy, Resources, Trade]

  Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and several opposition MPs signed a letter urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the federal oil tanker ban on British Columbia's northern coast as a federal Tory bill goes to second reading. The proposed repeal aims to advance a project by Calgary-based Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels of Canadian oil per day via existing railroad tracks through Prince Rupert, B.C., across the Pacific Ocean. The push challenges an agreement signed in July by Prime Minister Mark Carney and former B.C. Premier David Eby committing Ottawa to maintain the north coast tanker ban without alteration.

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• How a new oil pipeline could open new markets for Canada — and deepen U.S. ties

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-10-05 11:00:37.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, British Columbia, Energy, Infrastructure, Trade]

  Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith declared the 1,250-kilometer Pacific Link oil pipeline—running from Bruderheim, Alberta to Delta, British Columbia and adding one million barrels per day of capacity—a project of national interest. Co-owned equally by Ottawa and Alberta with at least 10 percent equity offered to Indigenous communities and led by Trans Mountain Corp. alongside private partner Pembina Pipeline Corporation, the project aims to reduce reliance on U.S. markets by opening Asian trade routes. However, industry analysts note the pipeline will exacerbate Western Canada's reliance on American condensate imports, requiring an additional 383,000 barrels per day of diluent to transport the heavy bitumen. Ottawa has targeted September 1, 2027, to finalize building conditions for the infrastructure.

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• LNG Canada to use Chinese steel on $33-billion expansion project in Kitimat, B.C.

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-02 14:51:57.0
  Tags: [National, British Columbia, Energy, Trade, Industry, Infrastructure]

  LNG Canada has announced that its joint venture partners will utilize the state-owned China Offshore Oil Engineering Co., Ltd. (COOEC) to source specialized fabricated steel modules for its $33-billion Phase 2 expansion project in Kitimat, B.C., citing a lack of domestic fabrication capacity. The expansion will add two new processing units, increasing production capacity from 14 to 28 megatonnes per year by the early 2030s. While Prime Minister Mark Carney's newly introduced federal Major Projects Office and Buy Canadian policies emphasize domestic sourcing, private sector energy companies retain the autonomy to determine their supply chains. Meanwhile, pipeline operator Coastal GasLink targets approximately 70% Canadian steel—around 15,000 tonnes—for the compressor stations required to support the terminal's expanded throughput.

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