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TransCanada filed an application with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board on Nov. 21 for a permit to construct a 300-kilometre, 42-inch natural gas pipeline and install 26 megawatts of additional compression and associated facilities on the northern section of the Alberta System.
The North Central Corridor pipeline project is an expansion of the integrated Alberta System. It will provide capacity needed to address increasing gas supply in northwest Alberta, declining gas supply in northeast Alberta, growing intra-Alberta markets resulting largely from increased oil sands development and reduced delivery capability to interconnecting pipelines at the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. This expansion will allow the Alberta System to meet increased customer requirements for the 2009/2010 Gas Year and beyond.
“We’ve seen continuous change in the market dynamics of gas supply and demand in Alberta. Customers are looking to us to keep pace with these changes, while maintaining high levels of reliability and service,” says Steve Clark, vice-president, Commercial - West, Canadian and Eastern U.S. Pipelines. “The North Central Corridor project is an economical way to address the changing market conditions and meet customers’ needs.”
Subject to regulatory approval, construction is anticipated to begin in late 2008. The first segment of the pipeline is expected to be completed in 2009. The second segment is anticipated to be completed and in service in April 2010.
More information on the North Central Corridor project can be found by visiting the TransCanada website.
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