The 2017 Expansion Programme added approximately 230 km of new pipeline and additional compression facilities and increased the NGTL System capacity by approximately 500 million ft3/d. In addition, it generated an estimated CAN$800 million in labour income during the construction phase and will add an estimated CAN$1.2 billion in gross domestic product in Canada.
“We continue to focus on optimising the competitiveness of the NGTL System and services and expanding our established transportation network to connect growing volumes of Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin natural gas to markets across North America,” said Tracy Robinson, TransCanada’s Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Canadian Gas Pipelines. “Projects like the 2017 NGTL Expansion Programme demonstrate our strong focus on future growth opportunities for producers and we are working with industry to address their needs for long-term, safe and reliable transportation service.”
The 2017 Expansion Programme is part of TransCanada’s commitment of more than CAN$7 billion in near-term growth capital to the NGTL System that will, subject to regulatory approvals, allow the company to increase its delivery capacity of clean-burning natural gas on the system by 2.5 billion ft3/d by 2021. Completion of the 2017 Expansion Programme follows consecutive, successful, over-subscribed open seasons to connect growing basin supply to downstream markets across North America, as well as a negotiated revenue requirement settlement that provides NGTL customers with cost certainty for 2018 - 2019.
The NGTL System is an extensive natural gas pipeline system in Western Canada that is comprised of approximately 24 320 km of pipeline and associated facilities.
