UPDATE 4-Facing tougher regulations, TransCanada scraps $12 bln oil pipeline
October 05, 2017 at 16:07 PM EDT
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct 5 (Reuters) - TransCanada Corp abandoned its C$15.7 billion ($12.52 billion) cross-country Energy East pipeline on Thursday amid mounting regulatory hurdles, dealing a blow to the country's oil export ambitions.