Pipeline Upgrades Could Boost Trans Mountain’s Capacity by 300,000 Bpd

Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline could boost its capacity by up to 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) with upgrade projects, but it is not considering a third line, Trans Mountain Corporation’s Vice President Jason Balasch has said. The Trans Mountain pipeline, which currently has a capacity to carry 890,000 bpd of crude and products from Alberta to the Pacific Coast, explores solutions to increase capacity and flows by potentially using drag-reducing agents to ease flows and add more pumps, Balasch told Reuters on the sidelines of an oil…