On April 30, Trans Mountain Corporation (TMC), the federally owned company that has been constructing the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX) was granted approval by the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) for its remaining Leave to Open applications. This means that TMX now has authorization to flow crude oil through every section of TMX from its origin in Edmonton, AB to its terminus at the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, BC just outside of Vancouver (yellow star in map below). As such, the pipeline expansion has met its targeted in-service date of May 1 and is expected to complete all line fill activities early this month.
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- Analyst Insight
At Last! Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Completes Final Pipeline Segment and Sets Date for Commercial Start Up
At last! The final segment of pipeline has been installed in the decade-long odyssey known as the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. Commercial start up is slated for May 1.
- Analyst Insight
Partial Line Fill, Rumored First Buyer of Crude, Point to TMX Expansion Inching Closer to Start Up in 2Q
Various news items on March 20, including word from the Trans Mountain Corporation CFO, point to pending start up of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in the second quarter.
- Analyst Insight
Critical Regulatory Approval Granted for Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion; Line Fill Targeted for End of March
With a critical regulatory approval in hand, the long delayed and vastly over budget Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion should be achieve completion and start line fill by the end of March.
