PJ The Belt - March 07, 2026


Trump JOINS Alberta For MASSIVE Deal — Keystone XL Returns!

Topics
Bridger Pipeline expansion and Keystone XL revival negotiations Bridger Pipeline Expansion Proposal
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Donald Trump Keystone XL Joe Biden Barack Obama Danielle Smith Scott Besson Bridger Alberta
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Trump has called for the revival of Keystone XL Pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada to the United States. After years of Ottawa blocking Alberta s energy, the U.S. may be stepping in to finish the job. The real question now is, did Alberta go around Ottawa and negotiate directly with Donald Trump and the United State to get a pipeline Canada refuses to approve? And if so, how is Canada s liberal government going to react to this?

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00:00:00.000 A major new pipeline is being proposed in Montana that could revive parts of the long-canceled Keystone XL project.
00:00:06.360 The Bridger Pipeline expansion would carry Canadian crude across eastern Montana to Wyoming,
00:00:11.740 potentially reusing some materials from Keystone XL.
00:00:14.760 We should build more pipelines.
00:00:15.880 Any pipelines are good pipelines, we just need more delivery.
00:00:18.420 TC Energy's controversial project dates back to 2008 and was to carry crude from Hardesty, Alberta to Nebraska,
00:00:24.560 but it was rejected by U.S. President Barack Obama, then revived in Donald Trump's first term and cancelled again in 2021 under the Joe Biden administration.
00:00:33.800 But Trump revoked that order this year.
00:00:36.060 This is huge.
00:00:37.360 Here's what just happened.
00:00:39.620 Donald Trump just joined forces with Alberta, and if this deal goes through the Keystone XL Pipeline,
00:00:47.200 yes, that pipeline Biden cancelled back in 2021, is back on the table.
00:00:52.300 After years of Ottawa blocking Alberta's energy, the United States may be stepping in to finish the job.
00:01:01.580 The real question now is, did Alberta just go around Ottawa and negotiate directly with Donald Trump and the United States to get a pipeline Canada refuses to approve?
00:01:12.080 And if so, how is Canada's liberal government going to react to this?
00:01:17.180 Let's find out.
00:01:18.540 Okay, so here's the big headline.
00:01:19.940 Trump calls for Keystone XL Pipeline to be revived.
00:01:25.040 The president has been wanting to bring back that pipeline for a long time.
00:01:29.440 It's a project which will bring oil from the heart of Alberta all the way down to the Gulf of America down there in Texas.
00:01:37.240 The article goes,
00:01:38.000 As President Donald Trump has called for the revival of Keystone XL Pipeline, which would carry oil from Canada, say Alberta, to the United States,
00:01:46.740 Trump took to his online platform, Truth Social, to urge the company building the pipeline to return to America.
00:01:52.620 Quote, the Trump administration is very different, easy approvals, almost immediate start.
00:01:59.120 End quote.
00:02:00.240 If not them, perhaps another pipeline company.
00:02:03.120 We won the Keystone XL Pipeline built, he added.
00:02:06.660 The pipeline first proposed in 2008 has been controversial from the start.
00:02:10.820 It would carry crude oil from oil sands in Alberta to Nebraska in the Midwestern U.S., where it would connect to existing pipelines that run to the Gulf of America and the Mississippi River.
00:02:22.540 It is supposed by environmental groups and Native American tribes, a years-long battle between the oil industry and environmentalists trickled into politics and U.S. and Canada courts.
00:02:36.080 The U.S. President Barack Obama rejected the project in 2015 due to environmental concerns before Trump revived it during his first term in office.
00:02:44.180 Then, in one of his first actions as U.S. President in 2021, Joe Biden revoked Trump's permit for the pipeline, stating that his construction was not consistent with his administration's economic and climate goals.
00:02:58.740 So Sleepy Joe went and canceled it.
00:03:00.940 Here's another article about the pipeline announcement.
00:03:03.740 Southpaw confirms open season for new pipeline to the U.S. using legacy Keystone XL permits.
00:03:11.520 Seeking binding commitment for 450,000 barrels per day of long-term firm transportation service from Alberta to multiple U.S. delivery points.
00:03:22.380 Interesting capacity on a cross-border pipeline linking Alberta's hardesty oil terminal to U.S. oil markets in Oklahoma along the Gulf Coast, a project that is dubbed in the Prairie Connector.
00:03:35.960 The company said Friday it has commenced an open season industry parlance for inviting potential customers to reserve capacity on a proposed project using existing infrastructure and Canadian federal permits that are believed to have been originally issued for the canceled Keystone XL project.
00:03:57.760 And you got to remember, the premier of Alberta, Danielle Smith, has indicated multiple times that she's ready to move forward with whatever is needed when it comes to the Keystone XL pipeline.
00:04:08.160 She wants to send as much crude from Alberta to the United States as possible, increasing the integration between Alberta and the United States during a time where the rest of Canada is looking at the United States as if it were an enemy.
00:04:23.140 The timing for this announcement is very interesting, especially considering the declarations from the Treasury Secretary, Scott Besant, just a couple of weeks ago in regards to Alberta, saying that Albertans are independent-minded people and that they would make natural allies, natural partners to the United States.
00:04:41.340 And how Canada continues to block Alberta's resources and how the Trump administration is ready to invite Alberta to build pipelines south to the United States, West Coast and Keystone XL.
00:04:53.620 Well, Alberta is a wealth of natural resources, but they won't let them build a pipeline to the Pacific.
00:05:02.060 I think we should let them come down into the U.S. 1.00
00:05:07.100 You can see the lines right here.
00:05:07.720 And Alberta is a natural partner for the U.S.
00:05:11.400 They have great resources.
00:05:13.460 The Albertans are very independent people.
00:05:17.520 Rumors that they may have a referendum.
00:05:20.180 There's the referendum lines right there.
00:05:22.060 Sounds like you may know something up there.
00:05:23.600 Long lines that we had.
00:05:24.500 But people are saying people, people, people are talking, people are talking, people want sovereignty.
00:05:32.760 So that was the U.S.
00:05:33.580 Treasury Secretary from a few weeks ago mentioning how Albertans are independent minded people.
00:05:39.340 In the clip right above, you can see long lines of people waiting to sign the independence petition.
00:05:44.400 And also the secretary indicated how Alberta would make a natural partner to the United States and how they would allow pipelines to just go to the U.S.
00:05:53.700 Years after Keystone XL was canceled in 2021 over environmental and indigenous concerns,
00:06:01.600 Bridger Pipeline Expansion LLC has submitted a project proposal to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality
00:06:08.700 for a 645-mile pipeline that would start near the U.S.-Canada border in Phillips County and make its way down into Wyoming.
00:06:18.040 Keystone XL originally faced criticism over potential impacts to rivers, wetlands, wildlife habitats, and climate concerns
00:06:26.980 associated with transporting oil sands crude.
00:06:29.940 According to the project overview submitted to Montana DEQ,
00:06:34.040 the Bridger Expansion Pipeline would transport about 550,000 barrels of crude per day,
00:06:40.560 smaller than Keystone XL,
00:06:42.480 and largely follow existing pipeline corridors to minimize new land disturbance.
00:06:48.300 The overview includes modern safety features such as advanced monitoring systems and leak detection.
00:06:54.780 Horizontal directional drilling is planned for river and wetland crossings to reduce environmental impacts.
00:07:01.100 Montana DEQ says it has not received a formal application.
00:07:04.980 However, Bridger has notified the agency it attends to submit in the coming weeks.
00:07:09.520 A spokesperson told MTN, while the application review is occurring,
00:07:14.180 DEQ and partner agencies will conduct a thorough environmental review of the proposal,
00:07:19.260 which will include multiple opportunities for public review and comment.
00:07:23.320 If approved, construction could begin as early as 2027.
00:07:27.720 Supporters say the pipeline could increase Canadian crude exports to the U.S.,
00:07:31.920 create construction jobs,
00:07:33.300 and expand energy infrastructure while opponents continue to raise concerns
00:07:37.800 about potential environmental and community risks.
00:07:40.720 So the pipeline being built to the south towards the United States,
00:07:44.200 in my opinion, is great news.
00:07:46.780 It gives Alberta more independence from the rest of Canada,
00:07:50.400 particularly considering situations like what we have right now,
00:07:53.940 where Alberta wants to build a pipeline to the west coast through B.C.
00:07:57.800 and B.C. is making it nearly impossible.
00:08:00.840 So this right here reminds Alberta that it might just be better to negotiate directly with the Americans
00:08:06.620 than to continue to try with Canada.
00:08:09.380 But what do you think?
00:08:10.200 You think Alberta made the right move in trying to pursue the revival of the Keystone XL pipeline
00:08:15.580 in association with Donald Trump?
00:08:17.540 Or should they continue pushing for a west coast pipeline with Canada?
00:08:21.400 Let me know in the comments.
00:08:22.300 Well, thank you for watching.
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