Highlights Partial pipeline startup possible this weekend Rail service resumed last week in Western Canada The Trans Mountain crude oil and products pipeline in Western Canada will remain shut for a “few days” longer after record rainfall 17 days ago triggered severe flooding and landslides in British Columbia, resulting in the longest shutdown in the pipeline’s nearly 70-year history, officials said Dec. 1. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The plan originally was to resume partial service by Nov. 26, but Trans Mountain officials said the outage would last until the beginning of December, and now that timeline has been extended again. The combination of the 330,000 b/d of oil equivalent pipeline closure and since-resolved rail shutdowns has caused oil and fuel shortages in parts of British Columbia, especially in the Victoria area. The pipeline was shuttered on Nov. 14. “Provided there are […]