Eagle Spirit Pipeline

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Eagle Spirit Pipeline
Location
CountryCanada
Province Alberta and British Columbia
From Northern Alberta
To Prince Rupert, British Columbia
General information
TypeOil
OwnerEagle Spirit Holdings LTD
Technical information
Length1,500 km (930 mi)

The Eagle Spirit Pipeline was a $16-billion, First Nations-owned Canadian pipeline proposed in 2018 and 2019 by businessman Calvin Helin which would have shipped petroleum from Northern Alberta to Prince Rupert, British Columbia. [1]

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Background

The Eagle Spirit Pipeline was a proposed alternative to the previous Northern Gateway Pipeline and Trans Mountain Pipeline. Helin claimed the project had 100% backing from First Nations groups and carried a low risk in comparison to previous pipeline proposals. [2]

Benefits

The project had the support of 35 First Nations groups, could have reduced emissions by 100 megatons[ clarification needed ] and potentially have been safer than previous pipeline proposals. [3] The pipeline was estimated to carry 4 million barrels per day (640,000 m3/d) of oil and 10 billion cubic feet per day (280,000,000 m3/d) of natural gas. [4]

Challenges

Barriers facing the project were National Energy Board approval, and the tanker ban implemented by the Justin Trudeau government and Bill C48. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eagle Spirit Pipeline could win regulatory approval, project president says | The Star". thestar.com.
  2. ↑ "Eagle Spirit president says pipeline from northern Alberta to Prince Rupert, B.C. could win NEB approval". Global News.
  3. ↑ "The pipeline you've never heard of would be owned by Indigenous communities". CTVNews. 21 September 2018. Archived from the original on 21 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "First Nations chiefs behind Eagle Spirit pipeline project to make first regulatory application | Financial Post". 8 July 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pro-pipeline First Nations spar with environmental activists over 'devastating' tanker ban bill | CBC News". CBC.

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