Ontario, Alberta Push 3,300-km Northern Shield Pipeline to Move 500,000 Barrels a Day
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Updated · Global News · Jul 6
Ontario, Alberta Push 3,300-km Northern Shield Pipeline to Move 500,000 Barrels a Day
3 articles · Updated · Global News · Jul 6
Summary
Doug Ford said the proposed Northern Shield Energy Corridor would run 3,300 kilometers from Hardisty, Alberta, to Sarnia, Ontario, linking western crude to Sarnia’s refining hub.
A feasibility study is already underway after Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan signed a memorandum last summer to explore an east-west energy corridor and railway.
The route would pass through Regina and Winnipeg, then arc north of Toronto before ending in Sarnia, while the announcement left Manitoba’s formal participation unresolved despite the line likely crossing its territory.
Ontario estimates the pipeline would carry 500,000 barrels a day for domestic use, as the premiers cast it as a way to strengthen Canadian energy security and open new markets.