Canadian pipeline operator Trisk Mountain She said that she expects to see an increase in its regime if the United States slapped a tariff for Canadian oil imports after a 30 -day stopping on Monday.
The pipeline, which could carry up to 890,000 barrels per day of raw crude from Alberta to the company station in Burnabi, was about 80 percent of British Columbia, with the capacity of about 20 percent available for pre -theft at a more expensive rate.
While exporting crude oil through Trans Mountain pipeline It represented only 9 percent of the total raw exports in Canada, and it was subjected to the spotlight after US President Donald Trump said he would slap 10 percent of customs duties on Canadian oil imports by the United States.
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Almost all oil exports in Canada-about 4 million barrels per day-are heading to the United States to be treated by refining or re-exported from US Gulf Coast ports to buyers in Asia.
The expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which started its operations in May, provides an alternative way to export a larger volume of crude directly to other markets, especially Asia, which reduces dependence on the American market.
“We expect that there will be increasing interest in shipping on our system in the face of the customs tariff, but it is too early to predict what the sizes will be.”
The company said that delivery to Asia is likely to increase, adding that the deepest discounts of Canadian crude are likely to be.
The company said it is achieving ways to improve efficiency and increase the capacity of the expanded system, in the four years to the next five.
The average exports of Vancouver reached about 370,000 barrels per day in the past eight months, according to data from the ship tracking company Kpler With about 51 percent of the one that went to Asia, in the first place China, while the rest went to the United States.
