Alberta is looking at three options for a new oil pipeline to ship 1 million barrels a day through northern British Columbia, according to people familiar with the matter, as Canadian officials make plans to sharply increase energy exports to Asia.
The provincial government and Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government are also closing in on an agreement on industrial carbon pricing, with a deal expected to be finalized in the next two weeks, said the people, who spoke on condition they not be identified discussing private negotiations.