Kelly McParland: How decades of Liberal indifference created Danielle Smith

[petros]

Good. Getting the impression China’s told America (who now controls Venezuela and not only its exports, but it’s imports) to go ‘kick rocks’ regarding American Venezuelans America’s newfound oil reserves and the prices America is setting for that crude, etc…

Based on data from early 2025, oil-by-rail in British Columbia and Western Canada is experiencing a shift in dynamics following the expansion of pipeline capacity, notably the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX). While total Canadian crude oil production has reached record highs, the reliance on rail to transport that oil has decreased as more product moves through pipelines.
Régie de l'énergie du Canada
Régie de l'énergie du Canada
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Key updates for 2025 include:
Reduced Rail Demand: As of March 2025, Canadian crude-by-rail exports hit an 8-year low, dropping by approximately 10% compared to 2023, as more oil is diverted to pipeline and marine transport.
Pipeline Dominance: The 590,000 barrel-per-day expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMEP) has, as of mid-2025, provided substantial capacity for moving crude to the BC coast for export, reducing the immediate need for rail, according to CAPP.
Operational Shifts: Despite the decrease, rail remains a key component of the Western Canadian energy logistics network, with infrastructure in the Port of Vancouver adapting to handle increased overall liquid bulk, including a 133% increase in bulk liquid tonnage in the first half of 2025.
Regulatory & Future Projects: The BC government continues to focus on safety regulations regarding the transport of liquid petroleum products by rail. Furthermore, discussions regarding new pipeline projects continue in late 2025, which may influence the future demand for oil-by-rail.
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
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In summary, for 2025, rail is serving as a more supplementary, rather than primary, method of moving oil to the British Columbia coast, with the market favoring the increased capacity of the expanded TMX pipeline.


Let's roll.

 

[pgs]

Based on data from early 2025, oil-by-rail in British Columbia and Western Canada is experiencing a shift in dynamics following the expansion of pipeline capacity, notably the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX). While total Canadian crude oil production has reached record highs, the reliance on rail to transport that oil has decreased as more product moves through pipelines.
Régie de l'énergie du Canada
Régie de l'énergie du Canada
+1
Key updates for 2025 include:
Reduced Rail Demand: As of March 2025, Canadian crude-by-rail exports hit an 8-year low, dropping by approximately 10% compared to 2023, as more oil is diverted to pipeline and marine transport.
Pipeline Dominance: The 590,000 barrel-per-day expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMEP) has, as of mid-2025, provided substantial capacity for moving crude to the BC coast for export, reducing the immediate need for rail, according to CAPP.
Operational Shifts: Despite the decrease, rail remains a key component of the Western Canadian energy logistics network, with infrastructure in the Port of Vancouver adapting to handle increased overall liquid bulk, including a 133% increase in bulk liquid tonnage in the first half of 2025.
Regulatory & Future Projects: The BC government continues to focus on safety regulations regarding the transport of liquid petroleum products by rail. Furthermore, discussions regarding new pipeline projects continue in late 2025, which may influence the future demand for oil-by-rail.
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
+6
In summary, for 2025, rail is serving as a more supplementary, rather than primary, method of moving oil to the British Columbia coast, with the market favoring the increased capacity of the expanded TMX pipeline.


Let's roll.

Yes but I see rolling pipelines everyday still .

 

[petros]

Yes but I see rolling pipelines everyday still .

They all look the same but carry LPG, Sulfur, Diesel, etc etc etc. About 20% are crude.

 

[pgs]

They all look the same but carry LPG, Sulfur, Diesel, etc etc etc. About 20% are crude.

Depends on the cars but yes .

 

[Ron in Regina]

From Alberta’s oil sands to Newfoundland’s offshore petroleum, Canada has some of the largest oil and gas reserves in the world. But despite this abundance, it’s mostly been a price taker within the global market—in other words, events elsewhere impact us more than we impact them. Most recently, the war in Iran has disrupted oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Prices are soaring due to attacks against regional oil refineries, ships and storage across the Persian Gulf, disruptions to insurance markets and, most importantly, the conflict’s ambiguous endgame and endpoint. Canadians are feeling it at the gas pumps.

Canada has little capacity to shape the trajectory of the current energy crisis. Only a small number of petro-states—the U.S., Russia and Saudi Arabia on the supply side, and China and India on the demand side—have the volumes required to influence global oil prices.

(Swap in Qatar for Saudi Arabia and the major players are basically the same for liquefied natural gas, or LNG, markets.)

Today, the geopolitics of oil are the most chaotic they’ve been since the 1970s. Consumers affected by the war in Iran will be seeking low-risk supply from stable markets like Canada, positioning us to achieve a more globally significant role in energy security.

After nearly a decade of dysfunction, Ottawa Liberals and Alberta Conservatives are working together to make this happen, aligning on the need to diversify markets and increase our economic resilience in light of the trade war. Indigenous partnerships are also proliferating, particularly in LNG, where several First Nations groups have ownership stakes in projects such as Cedar LNG, a proposed floating facility in Kitimat, B.C. Even our technology is becoming more innovative, as Canada’s oil and gas producers focus on lowering costs and increasing efficiency.

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