Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Pipeline
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Prince Rupert Gas Transmission is a gas pipeline under construction in Canada.[1]
Location
The pipeline will run from Chetwynd, British Columbia, to Pearse Island, British Columbia.
Project Details
- Owner: NW Infrastructure Limited Partnership[2]
- Parent company: Western LNG & the Nisga'a Nation[2]
- Length: 750 kilometers[3]
- Capacity: 2 billion cubic feet per day[4]
- Diameter: 48 inches[3]
- Status: Shelved[4]
- Start year: 2029[5]
- Cost: US$4.4 billion[6]
- Associated Infrastructure: Ksi Lisims FLNG Terminal
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.[7]
The project was originally approved in April 2014.[8]
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.[9]
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.[10]
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.[11]
In March 2024, TC Energy sold the project to a joint venture between Western LNG and the Nisga'a Nation. [2]
In late August 2024, the pipeline entered construction, repositioned to supply the proposed Ksi Lisims FLNG terminal off Pearse Island, BC.[12]
Construction of the pipeline was paused in March 2025 while the Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) determined if the project had been substantially started by November 25, 2024 in order for its environmental assessment certificate to remain valid.[4]
In June 2025, the EAO ruled that the environmental assessment certificate could remain valid, and therefore construction could continue.[13]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Prince Rupert Gas Transmission, Prince Rupert Gas website, accessed September 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "TC Energy enters agreement to sell Prince Rupert Gas Transmission entities to Nisga'a Nation and Western LNG". www.tcenergy.com. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project: Application for Eastern Route Alternative Amendment to EAC #14-06" (PDF). BC EPIC. 2024-08. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "EPIC". projects.eao.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ "Energy giant bets on BC gas as billion-dollar pipeline hangs in the balance | Benefits and Pensions Monitor". www.benefitsandpensionsmonitor.com. Retrieved 2025-05-31.
- ↑ Asset Data, IJGlobal, accessed Aug. 27, 2020
- ↑ Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Project, TransCanada, accessed Aug. 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Prince Rupert Gas Transmission pipeline (PRGT): news and updates". The Narwhal. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ↑ TransCanada's Prince Rupert Gas Transmission Faces Another Hurdle, Energetic City, Jul. 20, 2017, accessed Aug. 31, 2021.
- ↑ Prince Rupert Gas Transmission project searches for partners BC Local News, Feb. 15, 2019.
- ↑ https://biv.com/article/2023/07/enbridge-cuts-140km-prince-rupert-pipeline-proposal
- ↑ SimmonsOct. 10, Matt; Read, 2024 7 Min (2024-10-10). "B.C.'s newest pipeline conflict — PRGT — explained". The Narwhal. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
- ↑ "B.C. government approves continued construction of new LNG pipeline with terminus near Prince Rupert | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2025-06-10.
