Canada
Government Approves Oil
Pipeline to
Pacific Coast, But
Obstacles Remain
TORONTO — Canada's
Government on Tuesday approved a controversial oil
Pipeline to the
Pacific Coast that would allow oil to be shipped to Asia, which would be a major step in the country's efforts to diversify oil exports.
Enbridge's **rthern Gateway project, along with the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, is critical to Canada, which needs infrastructure to export its growing oil sands production. The **rthern Alberta region has the world's third-largest oil reserves, with 170 billion barrels of proven reserves.
The approval was expected but whether the **rthern Gateway
Pipeline ever gets built remains in question as there is fierce aboriginal and environmental opposition in British Columbia. Court challenges are expected.
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