Andrea Korney, senior manager, supplier diversity and stakeholder relations with TransCanada, confers with an attendee during the speed networking portion of the Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Supply Chain Forum on Oct. 4. Image: Brian Zinchuk/Pipeline News Regina – TransCanada looked at the way it does business and realized it wants to diversify its supplier base. That was the message from Andrea Korney, senior manager, supplier diversity and stakeholder relations with TransCanada at the Saskatchewan Oil and Gas Supply Chain Forum in October. This is of particular consideration as the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline project is now planned to start construction in the second half of 2019. “We are re-engaging in this project,” she said. “We have all the major permits that we need, across Canada and the U.S.” The project will have 38 pump stations, eight of which are in Canada. The 36-inch pipeline will run from Hardisty, Alta., connecting to the original Keystone pipeline at Steele City, Nebraska. It’s almost 2,000 kilometres of new pipeline, of which 529 kilometres are in Canada, and of that, a large portion is in Saskatchewan. Korney noted there was some long political history involved, saying “We’ve been trying to build this pipeline […]
