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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP) (Calgary, Alberta) is taking a major step toward construction of the North Montney Mainline Project in British Columbia by requesting a variance from Canada's National Energy Board. If granted, it would allow TransCanada to move forward with the project before Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) makes a final decision on the related Pacific Northwest LNG Project. Industrial Info has been closely following the North Montney pipeline project, as well as more than $35 billion in other active projects related to TransCanada.
The project is split into two major sections: the $200 million Aitken Creek Section, which will run about 112 miles from the Groundbirch Mainline, near Fort St. John, to the $400 million Price Rupert Gas Transmission system near Aitken Creek, and the $175 million Kahta Section, which will run about 77 miles from Aitken Creek to the proposed Kahta Creek North receipt station. The 42-inch-diameter line is expected to transport up to 150 million standard cubic feet per day of sweet natural gas, expandable to 2 billion cubic feet per day by 2019. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Aitken and Kahta sections, as well as the Prince Rupert system.
Industrial Info also is tracking progress on three proposed compressor stations, the $25 million Ground Birch Station in Fort St. John, the $25 million Aitken Station in Peace River and the $25 million Saturn Station in Dawson Creek, each of which will feature a 1,590-horsepower unit. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Ground Birch, Aitken and Saturn stations.
TransCanada plans to begin construction on the North Montney pipeline in the first half of 2018, with facilities phased into service over a two-year period, beginning in April 2019. The company already had been granted the required primary federal and provincial approvals to construct the pipeline, assuming Petroliam Nasional Berhad made a positive final investment decision on Pacific Northwest LNG; but with the variance, TransCanada would be able to begin work prior to that decision. The feedstock for Pacific Northwest LNG, which is located on Lelu Island, two miles south of Port Edward, British Columbia, is to be sourced from the North Montney Shale.
To support its request for the variance, TransCanada said it has secured new 20-year commercial contracts with 11 shippers, for approximately 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of firm service.
Canada's federal government approved the $10 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project in September of last year. The major component is the LNG liquefaction plant, which will consist of two trains, each with a capacity of 6 million tons of LNG per year; two LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 180,000 cubic meters; and boat-loading facilities to export the product to Asian markets. Petroliam Nasional Berhad also is weighing the possible construction of a $3 billion third train at the facility, which also would have a 6 million-ton-per-year capacity and an 180,000-cubic-meter storage tank. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the first two trains and the proposed third train.
"This project adds significant pipeline capacity that connects new gas supplies from the prolific Montney basin to the NGTL System and will provide access to markets across North America," said Karl Johannson, TransCanada's executive vice president and president for natural gas pipelines, in a press release. "This investment further affirms our commitment to build key natural gas infrastructure in British Columbia and ensures that the NGTL System can continue to efficiently and competitively meet the transportation needs of our customers."
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The project is split into two major sections: the $200 million Aitken Creek Section, which will run about 112 miles from the Groundbirch Mainline, near Fort St. John, to the $400 million Price Rupert Gas Transmission system near Aitken Creek, and the $175 million Kahta Section, which will run about 77 miles from Aitken Creek to the proposed Kahta Creek North receipt station. The 42-inch-diameter line is expected to transport up to 150 million standard cubic feet per day of sweet natural gas, expandable to 2 billion cubic feet per day by 2019. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Aitken and Kahta sections, as well as the Prince Rupert system.
Industrial Info also is tracking progress on three proposed compressor stations, the $25 million Ground Birch Station in Fort St. John, the $25 million Aitken Station in Peace River and the $25 million Saturn Station in Dawson Creek, each of which will feature a 1,590-horsepower unit. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the Ground Birch, Aitken and Saturn stations.
TransCanada plans to begin construction on the North Montney pipeline in the first half of 2018, with facilities phased into service over a two-year period, beginning in April 2019. The company already had been granted the required primary federal and provincial approvals to construct the pipeline, assuming Petroliam Nasional Berhad made a positive final investment decision on Pacific Northwest LNG; but with the variance, TransCanada would be able to begin work prior to that decision. The feedstock for Pacific Northwest LNG, which is located on Lelu Island, two miles south of Port Edward, British Columbia, is to be sourced from the North Montney Shale.
To support its request for the variance, TransCanada said it has secured new 20-year commercial contracts with 11 shippers, for approximately 1.5 billion cubic feet per day of firm service.
Canada's federal government approved the $10 billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project in September of last year. The major component is the LNG liquefaction plant, which will consist of two trains, each with a capacity of 6 million tons of LNG per year; two LNG storage tanks, each with a capacity of 180,000 cubic meters; and boat-loading facilities to export the product to Asian markets. Petroliam Nasional Berhad also is weighing the possible construction of a $3 billion third train at the facility, which also would have a 6 million-ton-per-year capacity and an 180,000-cubic-meter storage tank. For more information, see Industrial Info's project reports on the first two trains and the proposed third train.
"This project adds significant pipeline capacity that connects new gas supplies from the prolific Montney basin to the NGTL System and will provide access to markets across North America," said Karl Johannson, TransCanada's executive vice president and president for natural gas pipelines, in a press release. "This investment further affirms our commitment to build key natural gas infrastructure in British Columbia and ensures that the NGTL System can continue to efficiently and competitively meet the transportation needs of our customers."
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, five offices in North America and 10 international offices, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities. Follow IIR on: Facebook - Twitter - LinkedIn. For more information on our coverage, send inquiries to info@industrialinfo.com or visit us online at http://www.industrialinfo.com.
