Construction has been initiated on Pembina Pipeline’s $235 million northeast B.C. expansion project after receiving regulatory approval, the company announced Thursday.
“With regulatory sanctioning of the NEBC Expansion, we have secured approvals for the majority of the projects within our conventional pipelines business,” said Paul Murphy, Pembina Senior Vice President, Pipelines & Crude Oil Facilities, in a statement.
“The NEBC Expansion strengthens Pembina’s presence within the prolific geology of Northeast B.C. and is located in close proximity to a variety of area producers who may have future transportation needs.”
The project includes 145 kilometres of new, 12-inch diametre pipeline with a base design capacity of up to 75,000 barrels per day, the company said. It will parallel much of the existing Blueberry pipeline system northwest of Taylor to the Highway 97/Blair Creek area near Wonowon.
The project will provide a conduit for natural gas liquids and condensate produced in the liquids-rich Montney resource play to access the company’s downstream pipeline systems that feed into markets in the Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta area.
The expansion is expected to be operational in late 2017, the company said.
