This report concludes that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) is not needed to meet forecasted Canadian capacity needs. The author, J. David Hughes, also demonstrates that contrary to claims that bringing heavy oil to tidewater for export to Asia will fetch a higher price, it will likely instead sell at a loss of $4-$6 per barrel. …

The federal government’s latest approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project (TMX) produced a frenzy of rhetoric from politicians and industry vested interests. Unfortunately for Canadians, partisan and vested interests have overruled their best interests. Although Canada does have a pipeline bottleneck due to the 376 per cent growth in oil sands production since …

Kinder Morgan Canada Limited (KML) is a fossil fuel pipeline and terminal company operating in British Columbia (BC), Alberta and Saskatchewan. Its Houston-based parent company, Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), is one of the largest energy infrastructure companies in North America, transporting nearly 2.1 million barrels of petroleum products per day.¹