Frontier NGL Pipeline
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Frontier NGL Pipeline is a shelved NGL pipeline in British Columbia, Canada.[1]
Location
The pipeline will begin approximately 36-kilometers west of Chetwynd, British Columbia at the proposed Frontier straddle plant. It traverses northeast near Taylor, British Columbia, which is approximately 15-kilometers south of Fort St. John, British Columbia.[1]
Project Details
- Operator: Enbridge Frontier Inc.[1]
- Owner: Enbridge Frontier Inc.[1]
- Parent company: Enbridge [1]
- Capacity: 16,000 cubic meters per day[1]
- Length: 105.6 miles / 170 km[1]
- Diameter: 16 inches[2]
- Status: Shelved[3]
- Start year: 2026[4]
- Cost:
- Financing:
- Associated infrastructure:
Background
The pipeline is a part of the larger Frontier Project, which includes a straddle plant, a pump station, and 130 to 170-kilometres of pipeline from Chetwynd to Taylor, near Fort St. John. Capital costs for the entire Frontier Project are estimated to be in the range of CAN$2.5 billion. Annual operating costs are predicted to range from CAN$25 million to CAN$50 million per year.[1]
The pipeline will be approximately 130 to 170-kilometers of 16-inch diameter pipeline, beginning approximately 36-kilometers west of Chetwynd, British Columbia at the proposed straddle plant and adjacent initiating pump station site. It then traverses northeast near Taylor, British Columbia, which is approximately 15-kilometers south of Fort St. John, British Columbia. The proposed pipeline has a delivering capacity of approximately 16,000 cubic metres per day.[1]
The proposed straddle plant will extract NGLs from an existing pipeline system and transport them to fractionation and rail loading facilities for further processing and transportation to B.C. markets. Fractionation and rail loading facilities would be developed near Taylor and be owned and operated by third parties.[1]
There have been no development updates since August of 2019, though in December 2020 the Canada Energy Regulator issued a decision that the project should not be under federal jurisdiction.[5][6]
As of January 2026, the Frontier NGL Pipeline and associated works are not listed on Enbridge's "Growth Projects" page, nor does it feature in any company filings since 2019. Though the subsidiary company, Enbridge Frontier, Inc., remains active, the pipeline project is considered shelved.[3][7]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Paul Wells, Enbridge proposes $2.5B natural gas liquids plant and pipeline in northeastern B.C., Western Investor, August 23, 2019
- ↑ "Open Science and Data Platform - Plateforme de science et de données ouvertes". osdp-psdo.canada.ca. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Growth projects - Enbridge Inc". www.enbridge.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
- ↑ "Frontier Project, Canada". Offshore Technology.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Decision on Enbridge Frontier Project" (PDF). CER. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ French name of the content author / Nom en français de l'auteur du contenu. "Canada Energy Regulator - REGDOCS - C08313 CER - Decision Letter - Application by West Coast Olefins Ltd. regarding jurisdiction over the Enbridge Frontier Project". apps.cer-rec.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Reports and SEC Filings - Enbridge Inc". www.enbridge.com. Retrieved 2026-01-13.
