July 31, 2012 - 4:09 PM
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A spokesman for Kinder Morgan says the company has fully expected the B.C. government to impose conditions for its proposed pipeline expansion project, similar to those laid out for energy giant Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB).
Andrew Galarnyk says the company wasn't caught off guard when Environment Minister Terry Lake said it too must provide superior spill prevention and response systems before the province will consider a plan to expand the Trans Mountain pipeline, which runs from Alberta to Vancouver.
Galarnyk says Kinder Morgan intends to follow whatever process the B.C. government intends to establish.
Lake has also said B.C. must get a greater share of revenue from the project, and Galarnyk says that would have to be negotiated between the two governments.
Alberta Premier Alison Redford has rebuffed B.C. Premier Christy Clark's demands for greater financial benefits for the province, which would bear most of the environmental risks of a potential oil spill.
Federal environmental hearings are continuing for Calgary-based Enbridge's proposed $6-billion Northern Gateway pipeline, which would flow crude from Alberta's tar sands to a port on B.C.'s north coast for export to Asia. (CHNL)
News from © The Canadian Press, 2012