The government of Canada and the province of Alberta reached a major milestone in late November, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen energy collaboration and sustainable economic development. A core pillar of the announcement is a contingent bitumen pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia, targeting at least 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of capacity for waterborne exports. The news comes shortly after several Canadian midstream operators announced brownfield crude oil pipeline expansions with the potential…