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ARTICLE · 01 MARCH 2019

Pipe Dream: Getting Canada's Petroleum Resources To Tidewater

Given the events of 2018, even the most avid proponents of Canada's law legalizing recreational cannabis may struggle to envision a clear path for the construction of a pipeline that would deliver Alberta's...

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Pipe dream: Getting Canada's petroleum resources to tidewater

Given the events of 2018, even the most avid proponents of Canada's law legalizing recreational cannabis may struggle to envision a clear path for the construction of a pipeline that would deliver Alberta's petroleum resources toward Canada's east or west coasts.

Upstream petroleum and pipeline industries have faced significant headwinds in recent months and years, in addition to those created by depressed global oil prices. Many of the regulatory challenges facing those industries will continue to unfold in the coming months. With elections expected in Alberta and Canada this year, observers can expect the struggle for access to new markets for petroleum resources to play out before regulatory tribunals, in legislatures and, potentially, the courts.

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