Recently, talks have begun about restarting Keystone XL between Canada and the US, a pipeline which went through regulatory and political troubles over the last decade.
The current Keystone pipeline runs through the Canadian Prairies and down to the US, with the XL expansion adding another line coming from Alberta.
The pipeline industry is excited with news of new pipeline development, with Wiltech President Jim Wilson saying he's happy with the increased talks.
"I'm certainly pro developing more pipelines and having more access to market. So I think it's positive. I think it's a pretty uncertain environment and there's a lot of hurdles before that actually does get built. So I like to see it happen, but the reality of it, I'm not sure of."
Here in the southeast could be a help, but Wilson says a priority for the industry should be finding new markets rather than relying on our southern neighbours.
"I believe it's important that we find ways to get our product to other markets. That's the market we already presently serve and so it's not the highest priority for someone like myself. I believe we should find new markets to get to."
One problem with building new pipelines is a lack of buy-in from any companies that would build it, with Wilson pointing to some risk with those builds.
"I don't know if it's as much a business environment as it is a political environment. So you may go in with great business intent and run into a political wall four years later. So I don't think it's a place too many corporations want to play just because the political risk is too high."
With some recent support form the provincial government, Wilson says he hopes to see an expansion in the future.
I saw that Premier Moe recently announced he would approve any type of pipeline, meaning East, West, North, South. So I do think we have to reopen to development and ways to get our products to market and have options.