Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline

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Prince Rupert Gas Transmission was a proposed natural gas pipeline.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Hudson's Hope, British Columbia.

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Project Details

  • Operator: TC Energy[2]
  • Owner: TC Energy[2]
  • Parent company: TC Energy[2]
  • Length: 760 kilometers[3][2][4]
  • Capacity: 3.6 billion cubic feet per day
  • Diameter:
  • Status: Proposed[4]
  • Start year:
  • Cost: US$4.4 billion[3]
  • Financing:
  • Associated Infrastructure:

Background

The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission is a proposed pipeline project that would measure 559 miles and deliver natural gas from a point near Hudson’s Hope to the Pacific Northwest LNG Facility near Prince Rupert, B.C., Canada. However, in July 2017, Pacific Northwest LNG, an affiliate of Petronas, decided not to construct their planned LNG terminal in Lelu Island, British Columbia. The project cancellation caused TC Energy to review its options.[5]

Additionally, despite receiving provincial approval for the project, a judge ruled that the project proposal would have to re-approved by not only by provincial regulators, but federal ones as well since the pipeline would transport gas for export.[6]

Although the project was thought to be cancelled in mid-2017 when Petronas pulled out, TC Energy was attempting to revive it by February 2019. TC Energy representatives reported that they were in discussions with stakeholders and actively searching for new partners.[7]

In April 2019, the Environmental Assessment Office granted a five-year extension. As of April 2020, it was reported that all primary project permits had been issued.

In July 2023, it was reported that the BC Environmental Assessment Office has approved a plan by Enbridge to shave 138 kilometres off of its proposed Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline. The report also suggested that the project may start soon to meet the environmental certificate deadline of November 25, 2024.[4]

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References

  1. Prince Rupert Gas Transmission, Prince Rupert Gas website, accessed September 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "TC Energy — Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project". www.tcenergy.com. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Asset Data, IJGlobal, accessed Aug. 27, 2020
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://biv.com/article/2023/07/enbridge-cuts-140km-prince-rupert-pipeline-proposal
  5. Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project, TransCanada, accessed Aug. 31, 2021.
  6. TransCanada's Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Faces Another Hurdle, Energetic City, Jul. 20, 2017, accessed Aug. 31, 2021.
  7. Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project searches for partners BC Local News, Feb. 15, 2019.

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