Trans Mountain Readies Expansion in 2027 as Pipeline Space Fills Up

Trans Mountain Corp. is planning a series of expansion projects for its main pipeline that will add capacity beginning early next year just as export space out of western Canada becomes tight once again.

The government-owned company plans to add chemicals to the 890,000 barrel a day pipeline by the first quarter of 2027 that will allow crude oil to flow faster, Jason Balasch, vice president of business development, said at conference in Calgary on Tuesday. That will add 90,000 barrels a day to the system running from Alberta to the Vancouver area.