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Prairie Connector Project

Prairie Connector is a proposed pipeline expansion connecting Hardisty, Alberta, to the Canada–U.S. border. The project includes 380 kilometres of new pipeline and associated facilities, while leveraging existing infrastructure to transport Canadian crude oil to key refining and export markets in the United States. Initial capacity is 600,000 barrels per day, expandable to 1,000,000 barrels per day.

Province or territory: UNKNOWN · Source-described stage: Commercial underpinning contracts executed in March 2026; Final Investment Decision targeted for mid-2027 · Source location: Canada — location not yet normalized

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Prairie Connector is a proposed pipeline expansion connecting Hardisty, Alberta, to the Canada–U.S. border. The project includes 380 kilometres of new pipeline and associated facilities, while leveraging existing infrastructure to transport Canadian crude oil to key refining and export markets in the United States. Initial capacity is 600,000 barrels per day, expandable to 1,000,000 barrels per day. Source-described stage: Commercial underpinning contracts executed in March 2026; Final Investment Decision targeted for mid-2027. Location: Canada — location not yet normalized.

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