News Summary

• Opponents of a new West Coast oil pipeline seem to have conceded to the idea of increased oilsands exports delivered by other means.
• The other parts of the MOU give Alberta and its energy industry political licence to expand production under reasonable terms.
• A new northern B.C.
• pipeline was always going to be a stretch, given costs in the tens of billions of dollars and now a paired requirement for a costly carbon capture project.
• Why build new when several lower-cost options under consideration are much less risky?