"Calgary-based oil firm pitches exemption to Canada's thorny B.C. tanker ban"

"A Calgary-based oil producer is pitching a new port on the northern British Columbia coast to ship as much as 250,000 barrels a day of crude, a proposal that requires an exemption to a federal tanker ban. Strathcona Resources Ltd. plans to reach out to Prime Minister Mark Carney's government as early as next week with a plan to ship crude by rail to a yet-to-be-built oil export terminal in Prince Rupert, B.C..." (Calgary Herald, 2026)

 

 

 

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“Calgary-based oil firm pitches exemption to Canada's thorny B.C. tanker ban” Calgary Herald, 22 Oct. 2026, https://calgaryherald.com/business/calgary-based-oil-firm-pitches-exemption-to-canadas-thorny-b-c-tanker-ban. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Published on October 27, 2026