Alberta Premier says province working on proposal for new crude oil pipeline to Port of Prince Rupert

CALGARY, June 11 (Reuters) - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Wednesday the province is working to present Prime Minister Mark Carney with a proponent and route for a potential new crude pipeline from Alberta to the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia.

Smith said the pipeline would be built in tandem with the Pathways Alliance carbon capture and storage project. Canada is trying to diversify oil exports to be less reliant on the United States, but has struggled to find private companies willing to build a pipeline.