Skip to Content News Archives Economy Energy Oil & Gas Renewables Electric Vehicles Mining Commodities Agriculture Real Estate Mortgages Mortgage Rates Finance Banking Insurance Fintech Cryptocurrency Work Wealth Smart Money Wealth Management Investor Personal Finance Family Finance Retirement Taxes High Net Worth FP Comment Executive Women Puzzmo Newsletters Financial Times Business Essentials More Innovation Information Technology FP500 Podcasts Small Business Lives Told Tails Told Shopping Financial Post Store Obituaries Place a Notice Advertising Advertising With Us Advertising Solutions Postmedia Ad Manager Sponsorship Requests Classifieds Place a Classifieds ad Working Profile Settings My Subscriptions Saved Articles My Offers Newsletters Customer Service FAQ News Economy Energy Mining Real Estate Finance Work Wealth Investor FP Comment Executive Women Puzzmo Newsletters Financial Times Business Essentials HomeCommoditiesEnergyOil & GasCanada’s pipeline ghosts: How new routes revive old ideasNew proposals borrow corridors, equipment and ambitions from pipelines that failed, but redrawing the routes does not erase the challenges that stopped themLast updated 35 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.Miles of unused pipe, prepared for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, in a lot outside Gascoyne, North Dakota on Oct. 14, 2014. Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images filesCanada’s pipeline map is beginning to look familiar again, with proposals reaching west, east and south. Their names may be different, but each of them echoes a project once promoted and later abandoned.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorMore than a decade ago, the oilpatch was booming with new oilsands facilities under construction — and proposed pipelines that would have moved heavy crude in nearly every direction.Many of the projects, including Keystone XL, Energy East and Northern Gateway, ran into various walls, from strong political opposition to regulatory uncertainty.All these years later, the oilpatch appears to be at a turning point, with newly proposed pipelines and possible production growth to fill them. These new projects carry echoes of the ones that came before.Check out our animations showing how Prairie Connector, Northern Shield and the West Coast pipeline mirror — and differ from — the ghosts of pipelines past.Find out where every line would run, what was left behind and which hurdles could stop them again. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.