Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline

Event Overview

Trump signs order authorizing Bridger's Canada-Wyoming crude pipeline

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President Trump signed a presidential permit and an order authorizing Bridger Pipeline Expansion to carry Canadian crude to Wyoming, with the project set to cross the U.S.-Canada border between Saskatchewan and northeastern Montana and to pass through Montana and Wyoming before linking with another pipeline. Officials say construction could begin in 2027 and run through 2028 or early 2029, with construction largely within existing corridors and mostly on private land. Coverage emphasizes that the pipeline would expand crude transportation from Canada into the U.S., echoing past Keystone XL debates and noting that multiple approvals would be required beyond the presidential authorization.

What This Means

Concrete downstream impact: the action enables Bridger Pipeline Expansion to move Canadian crude into the U.S. with a cross-border footprint and a defined construction timeline (2027–2029), potentially affecting crude transportation capacity and regional energy infrastructure. (Source: Reuters)

Original Reporting (4)
Reuters
Reuters
Reuters
Center
4/30/2026

Trump signs order authorizing Bridger's Canada-Wyoming crude pipeline

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Trump Signs Permit for Oil Pipeline Echoing Keystone XL
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Lean Left
4/30/2026

Trump Signs Permit for Pipeline from Canada Echoing Keystone XL

US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a presidential permit authorizing the Bridger Pipeline expansion project meant to carry Canadian crude to Wyoming — the latest in years of back-and-forth over oil pipelines linking the countries. The project is a quasi-revival of the canceled Keystone XL pipeline that would.

Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
NPR
NPR
Lean Left
4/30/2026

Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline

President Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption FORT COLLINS, Colo. — President Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline that would carry oil from Canada into the U.S. where it would be exported and refined. The 3-foot-wide.

Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
Washington Times4/30/2026

Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline from Canada into the U.S. that’s been dubbed “Keystone Light” over its similarities to a contentious project blocked by the Biden administration. The three-foot-wide (1 meter) Bridger Pipeline Expansion would.