Canada's National Energy Board is evaluating Kinder Morgan's application to expand its Trans Mountain pipeline, but Burnaby, British Columbia, has asked that the environmental permitting and review process-meant to set the stage for the $5.4-billion project-be scrapped completely because of the recent appointment of Steven Kelly, a former Kinder consultant, to the NEB.
As a consultant for IHS Global Ltd. in 2013, Kelly submitted an economic report on behalf of Kinder Morgan that said the proposed expansion would generate $36 billion in revenue for Canadian crude producers by 2037 and help domestic supply to reach lucrative refinery markets in Asia.