Yesterday. Presidential permit signed. 647 miles. Montana to Wyoming.
The Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550,000 barrels of Canadian crude per day from the Saskatchewan border in Phillips County, Montana south through eastern Montana to Guernsey, Wyoming — where it connects to existing U.S. infrastructure.
It's not Keystone XL. But it's the next best thing.
Keystone XL was 1,200 miles and 830,000 bpd. Biden killed it on day one. Bridger is 647 miles, 550,000 bpd, avoids every Native American reservation, runs 70% through existing pipeline corridors, and 80% on private land. Same oil. Different route. Harder to kill.
The Numbers
- 550,000 barrels per day at peak
- 647 miles — Phillips County, Montana to Guernsey, Wyoming
- 36-inch diameter
- Construction target: fall 2027
- In-service target: late 2028 or early 2029
- Design allows future expansion to 1.13 million bpd
What's Still Needed
A presidential permit is one approval. Not all of them. BLM environmental review is underway. Montana DEQ still needs to sign off. Wyoming permits outstanding. Environmental groups are already lining up to fight it.
This gets built if the courts stay out of it and the next administration doesn't kill it. Both are real risks.
Biden killed Keystone XL on day one. Trump just signed the replacement. Construction starts fall 2027. They need to beat the clock before January 20, 2029.
The question isn't whether they want to build it. The question is whether the courts let them.