Pioneer Gas Pipeline
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Pioneer Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline in Canada.[1]
Location
The pipeline runs from Tidewater Midstream’s Brazeau River natural gas complex located 49 km west of Drayton Valley, Alberta to TransAlta’s Sundance and Keephills generating stations near Wabamum, Alberta.
Project Details
- Operator: Canadian Utilities Limited.[2]
- Owner: Canadian Utilities Limited.[2]
- Parent company: ATCO[3]
- Length: 131 km / 81.4 mi[4]
- Diameter: 20 inches[5]
- Capacity: 340 million cubic feet per day[6]
- Status: Operating[6]
- Start Year: 2019[7]
Background
The pipeline was proposed as a joint venture between TransAlta and Tidewater Midstream in December 2017. Construction began in November 2018 and the pipeline was commissioned in October 2019. Initial capacity was 130 million cubic feet per day (MMcf/d) with a room to expand to 440 MMcf/d once TranAlta finishes converting its generating units to natural gas.[7][8]
In October 2020, it was announced that Canadian Utilities subsidiary ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd had entered into a purchase and sale agreement to acquire the Pioneer Gas Pipeline from Tidewater Midstream and TransAlta for CAN$255 million.[9][4] The sale was closed in June 2021.[2]
As of June 2024, the pipeline's capacity was reported as 340 MMcf/d, indicating the expansion is in progress.[6]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Premier Kenney helps turn the taps on new natural gas pipeline, Global News, Oct. 18k, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "TransAlta Announces the Successful Closing of Pioneer Pipeline Sale to ATCO - TransAlta". transalta.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ↑ "Canadian Utilities | Corporate Structure". www.canadianutilities.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Canadian Utilities Acquires Pioneer Pipeline for $255 Million". www.atco.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ↑ "Tidewater Midstream | News". www.tidewatermidstream.com. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Pipelines | Alberta Energy Regulator". www.aer.ca. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 New natural gas line for TransAlta switch off coal to be completed ahead of schedule, JWN Energy, May 15, 2019
- ↑ "Kenney touts benefits of new pipeline to natural gas power plants | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ Canadian Utilities acquires Pioneer Pipeline for $255 million, ATCO, Oct. 1, 2020, accessed Sep. 5, 2021.
