Irving Oil opened its Halifax Harbour Terminal on Thursday with a major plug for the proposed Energy East pipeline. 'Halifax is booming'That refinery could play an important role in the proposed Energy East pipeline, a topic Irving said he spoke about with Nova Scotia Energy Minister Michel Samson earlier in the day. Energy Minister Michel Samson said Thursday that he will be speaking before a Senate committee in Halifax to support the proposed Energy East pipeline. 'We have the desire'Samson later reiterated the support of Nova Scotia's Liberal government for the Energy East project. Samson also said he was satisfied the newly reopened Halifax marine terminal will help boost the region's energy security.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2016 20:03 UTC