Pipeline

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion review flawed: Opponents’ lawyers

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would almost triple capacity Lawyers arguing on behalf of opponents to Kinder Morgan’s expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline say aboriginal, environmental and some local governments were not sufficiently consulted on the proposed project. Elin Sigurdson, lawyer for the opponents, argued at a judicial review of the project held in Vancouver, […]

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Public hearings for Enbridge’s Line 3 upgrade begin in Minnesota

Line 3 runs from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin Enbridge will begin regulatory hearings for its Line 3 pipeline upgrade with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday. The commission will hear from landowners, aboriginals and environmentalists, many of whom stand in opposition to the C$8.2 billion project that runs from Hardisty, Alberta to Superior

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Kinder Morgan to hold full scale emergency response exercise in Burnaby

In 2016, the NEB evaluated 14 full scale emergency response exercises The National Energy Board(NEB) will take part in a full scale emergency response exercise at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Terminal, in Burnaby, British Columbia and at the Incident Command Post in Coquitlam, according to a press release. The exercise is a requirement under a condition of the Trans

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TransCanada testing new Calgary based pipeline safety technology

Testing locations include both ends of the Keystone pipeline TransCanada says a set of very sharp ears is being added to their pipeline monitoring and leak detection program, thanks to innovative new technology from Calgary based Hifi Engineering. After extensive testing in the lab, TransCanada, Enbridge and the Government of Alberta are teaming up for a

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NEB grants suspension for TransCanada’s Energy East, Eastern Mainline pipeline projects

NEB considering upstream and downstream greenhouse gas emissions in project On Sept. 8 the NEB suspended its review of the Energy East and Eastern Mainline projects for 30 days, following a request from proponent TransCanada, according to a press release. During this period, the Board will not issue further decisions or take further process steps relating to

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TransCanada to suspend Energy East pipeline application for review

TransCanada says its finances will be “negatively impacted” if it decides not to move forward with Energy East TransCanada Corporation announced Thursday that it filed a letter with the National Energy Board (NEB) seeking a 30-day suspension of the Energy East Pipeline and Eastern Mainline Project applications, according to a press release. The suspension will

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Wyndwood pipeline expansion project approved by National Energy Board

 Project is a loop of Westcoast’s existing Fort St. John Mainline The National Energy Board (NEB) approved a proposal from Westcoast Energy Inc., doing business as Spectra Energy Transmission, to build and operate the 27-kilometre-long Wyndwood Pipeline Expansion Project, according to a press release. The NEB announced its decision in a letter, released today, and expects

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