Philippe Rheault
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TCI Energy Brief: One Year In, China is the Largest Purchaser of TMX Oil, Demonstrating the Viability of Canadian Energy Exports to the Asia-Pacific
The completion of the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) pipeline in May 2024 has coincided with the beginning of a new era in global trade. Fueled by escalating US trade tensions and tariff policies that underscore Canada’s heavy dependence on a single market for its oil exports, TMX’s significance as a strategic gateway to the Asia-Pacific region is increasing, and China...
TCI Energy Brief: Early TMX Pipeline Expansion Data Reveals China’s Emerging Role as a Significant Buyer of Canadian Crude, Offering Some Diversification From the U.S. Market
Completion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) project in May 2024 marked a transformative moment for Canada’s crude oil industry, increasing the amount of oil that can make it to tidewater, and unlocking significant new export opportunities. Contrary to many analysts’ expectations, early data indicates that a large amount of this new export capacity is finding its way not...
Balancing Challenge with Opportunity: Assessing the Economic Impact of China's Potential CPTPP Membership on Canada and Beyond
As Canada prepares to chair the upcoming CPTPP Commission meeting later this month in Vancouver against the backdrop of a deteriorating global trading order, the salience of the CPTPP as a modern and effective trading regime has never been greater. Among the items on the November meeting’s agenda is a key question: how should member states respond to China’s formal...