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Varcoe: Pipelines aplenty, but more Alberta oil production needed to fill them

'We've got to think big, and we've got to be looking at being one of the top three energy producers and exporters in the world,' said Danielle Smith

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From pipeline famine to potential feast — after years of sporadic progress on the oil transportation front, a different landscape now faces western Canadian petroleum producers.

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Last week, an ambitious pipeline agreement between Alberta and the federal government to jointly develop a major new oil line to the Pacific Coast took a step forward.

Varcoe: Pipelines aplenty, but more Alberta oil production needed to fill them Back to video

It follows separate proposals from pipeline operators Enbridge, South Bow and Trans Mountain Corp. to expand their systems by more than 1.2 million barrels per day.

On Monday, add the new Northern Shield Energy Corridor to the list. It’s a........

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