Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project

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Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project was a proposed natural gas pipeline which is now cancelled.[1][2]

Location

The pipeline would run from Montney, British Columbia, to the proposed Prince Rupert LNG facility near Ridley Island, British Columbia.

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Project Details

  • Operator: Enbridge[1]
  • Owner: Enbridge, BG Group
  • Parent company: Enbridge, BG Group[1]
  • Length: 534.4 miles / 860 km[3]
  • Capacity: 4200 million cubic feet per day
  • Diameter:
  • Status: Cancelled[2]
  • Start Year: 2020
  • Cost: US$6.7 billion[3]
  • Financing:
  • Associated Infrastructure:

Background

The proposed pipeline would be operated by Enbridge, and owned by Enbridge and BG Group.[1] The pipeline would have brought natural gas to the proposed Prince Rupert LNG facility.[4] The Prince Rupert LNG facility was canceled in March 2016, resulting in the cancellation of the Westcoast Connector.[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project, Hydrocarbons-Technology, accessed September 2017
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Where Will TransCanada Corporation Be in 10 Years?, The Motley Fool, May 16, 2017
  3. 3.0 3.1 Asset Data, IJGlobal, accessed Aug. 27, 2020
  4. 2016 Canadian Natural Gas Pipeline Report: Pushing for More Natural Gas Pipelines in Canada, Trenchless Technology, Oct. 18, 2061

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