Canada's Trans Mountain restarts work on oil pipeline expansion

Canada Energy Partners

09/02/2021 17:46

Feb 9 (Reuters) - Trans Mountain has begun the restart
process for construction on an expansion project for the oil
pipeline, the Canada Energy Regulator (CER) said on Monday,
about two months since it was halted due to safety-related
issues. 
    "The CER will continue its regular oversight of all aspects
of the project, including construction, and will be conducting
various on-site inspections in the near future to ensure the
company is doing its utmost to ensure the safety of workers,"
the regulator said on its website. 
     Work on expanding Canada's Trans Mountain oil pipeline,
which will twin the existing 1,150-kilometer pipeline and nearly
triple capacity to 890,000 barrels per day, was halted due to
safety concerns in mid-December, last year.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL1N2IY14F
    One worker was seriously hurt, while another contract worker
was killed, in separate incidents late last year.   urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL4N2HK3V2
    The project is expected to finish in late 2022.

 (Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru)
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