Eagle Spirit Pipeline
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta and British Columbia
FromNorthern Alberta
ToPrince Rupert, British Columbia
General information
TypeOil
OwnerEagle Spirit Holdings LTD
Technical information
Length1,500 km (930 mi)

The Eagle Spirit Pipeline is a $16B First Nations owned Canadian pipeline proposed by businessman Calvin Helin which would ship oil from Northern Alberta to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.[1]

Background

The Eagle Spirit Pipeline is a proposed alternative to the previous Northern Gateway Pipeline and Trans Mountain Pipeline. Helin claims the project has 100% backing from First Nations groups and carries a low risk in comparison to previous pipeline proposals.[2]

Benefits

The project has the support of 35 First Nations groups, could reduce emissions by 100 megatons and potentially be safer than previous pipeline proposals.[3] The pipeline is estimated to carry 4 million barrels per day of oil and 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas.[4]

Challenges

Current barriers facing the project are National Energy Board approval, and the tanker ban implemented by the Trudeau government and Bill C48.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eagle Spirit Pipeline could win regulatory approval, project president says | The Star". thestar.com.
  2. ↑ "Eagle Spirit president says pipeline from northern Alberta to Prince Rupert, B.C. could win NEB approval". Global News.
  3. ↑ "The pipeline you've never heard of would be owned by Indigenous communities". CTVNews. 21 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "First Nations chiefs behind Eagle Spirit pipeline project to make first regulatory application | Financial Post". 8 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pro-pipeline First Nations spar with environmental activists over 'devastating' tanker ban bill | CBC News". CBC.

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