Canada to fast track new west coast oil pipeline, says Carney

By Reuters News

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Canada will fast track the approval process for a new proposed crude oil export pipeline to its west coast, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Thursday.

Carney said Ottawa would officially list the Pacific Link pipeline as a project of national interest, which enables it proceed through a single federal regulatory review process. He said Ottawa aimed to complete this by September 1, 2027.

(Reporting by Amanda Stephenson, editing by David Ljunggren)

((Reuters Ottawa editorial; david.ljunggren@tr.com))

Keywords: CANADA OIL/PIPELINE

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