Factbox: Proposed Canadian crude oil pipeline projects

Enbridge

18/08/2026 11:00

HOUSTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - A series of new Canadian crude oil export pipeline projects could help the world's fourth-largest oil producer meet global demand and come closer to achieving Prime Minister Mark Carney's "energy superpower" ambition. 
At least six different pipeline projects are underway or proposed, which together could increase the country's export pipeline capacity by 2.25 million barrels per day by 2035 and ultimately boost Canada's oil exports, according to a Reuters calculation.
Below is a list:
     
Current and proposed Canadian oil export pipeline projects
Project name
Volume in barrels per day 
Project status
Target in-service date
Enbridge Mainline Phase One Optimization
150,000
Approved
2027
Trans Mountain drag reducing agent
90,000
Approved
2027
Enbridge Mainline Optimization Phase Two
250,000
Proposed
Unknown
Trans Mountain Mainline optimization
210,000
Proposed
2028
South Bow/Bridger Prairie Connector
550,000
Proposed
2028
Alberta West Coast pipeline
1,000,000
Proposed
2033-2034 
Total capacity (bpd)
2,250,000
 
 
     
     

 (Reporting by Arathy Somasekhar in Houston, Amanda Stephenson in Calgary; Editing by Nia Williams)
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