"Kinder Morgan Halts Most Work On Disputed Canada Pipeline Expansion"

"OTTAWA - Kinder Morgan Canada on Sunday suspended most work on a C$7.4 billion ($5.8 billion) oil pipeline expansion that has become the focus of protests, a move underscoring uncertainty over major energy projects in Canada.

Company Chairman Steve Kean said he would scrap plans to nearly triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which takes crude from Alberta’s oil sands to a facility in the Pacific province of British Columbia, unless the various legal challenges could be resolved by May 31.

The announcement was a blow to the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, which approved the project and says it is in the national interest. "

David Ljunggren reports for Reuters April 8, 2018.

SEE ALSO:

"Trans Mountain Pipeline Dispute Needs Political Solution, Kinder Morgan CEO Says" (Toronto Star)

"Alberta Premier Says Province Prepared To Buy Trans Mountain Pipeline Outright" (CTV News)

"Kinder Morgan Dispute Dominates Political Agenda As Morneau, Notley Prepare To Meet" (Global News)

"Trans Mountain Pipeline Talks To Be Held Behind Closed Doors, Morneau Insists" (CTV News)

"Trudeau Government Refuses To Release Secret Briefings About Kinder Morgan Protests" (National Observer)