Trans Mountain on Sunday announced the return to service of its disrupted pipeline system following storms that hit southern British Columbia, causing landslides and extensive flooding.
In a press release, the company said the Trans Mountain pipeline system was returned to service “safely” after the completion of all assessments, repairs and protective earthworks.
This work was needed after flooding exposed sections of the 1,150 km network carrying 300,000 barrels of petroleum products per day from Alberta to British Columbia.
The Crown corporation says it will “monitor the route from the ground, from the air and through the technological systems that its control center operates” after the return to service.
Additional work will be carried out over the next few weeks, in particular “the shielding of the banks, the addition of plant cover or the relocation of sections of the pipeline”.
The British Columbia government had asked people to limit themselves to a maximum of 30 liters per visit to a gas station until December 14. It is not known whether he will end rationing soon.
Trans Mountain is the only pipeline that transports both crude oil and refined products.