| Eagle Spirit Pipeline | |
| Type: | Oil |
| Length: | 1500 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Province: | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Start: | Northern Alberta |
| Finish: | Prince Rupert, British Columbia |
| Owner: | Eagle Spirit Holdings LTD |
The Eagle Spirit Pipeline was a $16-billion, First Nations-owned Canadian pipeline proposed in 2018 and 2019 by businessman Calvin Helin which would have shipped petroleum from Northern Alberta to Prince Rupert, British Columbia.[1]
The Eagle Spirit Pipeline was a proposed alternative to the previous Northern Gateway Pipeline and Trans Mountain Pipeline. Helin claimed the project had 100% backing from First Nations groups and carried a low risk in comparison to previous pipeline proposals.[2]
The project had the support of 35 First Nations groups, could have reduced emissions by 100 megatons and potentially have been safer than previous pipeline proposals.[3] The pipeline was estimated to carry of oil and of natural gas.[4]
Barriers facing the project were National Energy Board approval, and the tanker ban implemented by the Justin Trudeau government and Bill C48.[5]