Upland Oil Pipeline

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Upland Oil Pipeline is a cancelled oil pipeline in Canada and the United States.

Location

The pipeline would have run from Williston, North Dakota, to Moosomin, Saskatchewan.

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Project Details

• Operator: TransCanada
• Current capacity:
• Proposed capacity: 300,000 barrels per day
• Length: 386 kilometers (240 miles)
• Status: Cancelled
• Start Year: 2020

Background

The Upland Pipeline Project was a proposed 240 mile (386 km) pipeline system, to transport Williston Basin crude oil from North Dakota to near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border in Canada. It is planned to have a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day, and be commissioned in 2020. As of 2017 sponsor TransCanada is applying for permits.