Canada’s Trans Mountain oil pipeline faces new delay due to technical issues

The company, which is owned by the Canadian government, said it would take additional time to determine next steps to minimize delays. A Trans Mountain official said last week that start-up was expected in early April, with volumes ramping up to full capacity by the end of the year. The C$30.9-billion ($23.04 billion) expansion project will nearly triple the flow of crude from Alberta to Canada's Pacific Coast to 890,000 barrels per day, but has been plagued by years of delays and cost overruns.