Post Carbon Fellow David Hughes is mentioned in the Tyee, reporting that oil producers would actually lose money from the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

From the article:

Contrary to claims that bringing heavy oil to tidewater for export to Asia will fetch a higher price than in U.S. markets, Hughes’ report for the Corporate Mapping Project shows that when TMX is completed, Alberta heavy oil producers could lose $4 to $6 on every barrel of oil they sell. Higher transportation costs, lower market prices and a lack of oil refining capacity in Asian markets where TMX’s unrefined heavy oil might sell are key reasons why the project is a money-loser.