CN’s CanaPux are right on the mark as NEB’s report on optimizing capacity includes Bitumen upgrading

The NEB released their report on optimizing oil pipeline and rail capacity out of Western Canada on Friday and CN’s CanaPux are right on the mark - aligning with their recommendations. The National Energy Board (NEB) released its report examining short and long-term options to optimize oil pipeline capacity out of Western Canada. The report restates what Industry already knows…. that current pipeline capacity fully utilized and rail infrastructure is operating at or near capacity and any notable increase in pipeline or rail capacity would need to come from new major infrastructure projects. The potential long-term solutions in the absence of new pipeline capacity that were suggested included the following points:

• Upgrade bitumen to a higher quality product to reduce the volume of diluent needed and open up space on existing pipelines.
• Ship undiluted bitumen in rail cars to increase the volume of bitumen exported by rail.

These last two points are solutions that new CanaPux technology provides. For information on CanaPux and other rail initiatives, catch a presentation by James Cairns Vice President of Petroleum and Chemicals at CN Rail discussing CanaPux and CN’s most recent initiatives including the short, medium & long term outlook of crude by rail capacity, March 21st at the Calgary Petroleum Club. For Tickets, Go to https://lnkd.in/gq68TEJ   to Register.