New, long-term contracts with oil- producing companies have prompted Kinder Morgan Canada to expand its proposed twinning of its 714-mile Trans Mountain pipeline between Alberta and Burnaby, British Columbia, and increase by nearly seven times the number of tankers it serves at the port of Vancouver. Company President Ian Anderson said signed agreements with 13 companies "demonstrates the need for this proposed expansion" to serve "existing and new markets."
He continued, "Trans Mountain has an existing footprint, established relationships and a superb safety record. Over the next several months, we'll be doing additional engineering work and studies to assess how the increased capacity will impact the scope of the project."