Trans Mountain faces regulatory hearing over new pipeline variance request

Canada Energy Partners

24/11/2023 18:51

Nov 24 (Reuters) - The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) has
ordered the company building the Trans Mountain oil pipeline
expansion (TMX) to appear at an oral hearing on Monday, as the
regulator weighs whether to approve a variance request from the
project.
    Trans Mountain Corp, a Canadian government-owned
corporation, last month applied for a variance on a section of
pipeline between Hope and Chilliwack, British Columbia, after
encountering "very challenging" construction conditions due to
the hardness of the rock it needs to drill through.
    The company wants to install a 30-inch (76-cm) diameter pipe
instead of 36-inch (91-cm) as planned, a move that would shorten
the installation schedule by approximately 55-60 days.

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