Key question KQ-20 · Energy and resources

In any month up to 31 December 2028, will Trans Mountain apportion uncommitted (spot) nominations, a sign the line is full?

From C-006 Sealed 1 Oct 2026 Resolves by 31 Dec 2028 Open

Our standing estimate

One forecast: the estimate that it happens, and its complement. Our estimate, scored when it resolves.

  1. The one oil route to the West Coast fills: Trans Mountain begins apportioning spot nominations

    20% · unlikely · confidence not registered

    F-0168 · Open

  2. It does not happen

    80%

The situation when it was sealed (1 Oct 2026). Crude's upside is the one route to Asia, which is filling; 87.4% of crude exports still went to the US in January-June 2026.

How it moved

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How the estimates moved: each point is a sealed register row; the figures are in the table that follows.050100%1 Oct 202631 Oct 20261
The vertical line is 31 Oct 2026. Numbers match the outcomes above.
Every sealed estimate for this question: outcome number, register row, date sealed, estimate, status
No.RowSealedEstimateStatus
1F-01681 Oct 202620%Open

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Signposts

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Why it matters, by category

Energy and resources

  • Trans Mountain is Canada's one oil route to the West Coast; once it fills, crude has no new way off the US refinery system.

Countries it touches

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How it resolves

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  • F-0168

    “Happened if the CER's apportionment data show Trans Mountain apportioning uncommitted (spot) nominations above 0% in any month up to 31 Dec 2028.”

The seals: each statement’s SHA-256 fingerprint
  • F-0168 sealed 1 Oct 2026SHA-256 0d019dcdf376b50b2cbf9ced951e7e28a5bc05e5c040a7674cc181c4a6a6ca23

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