Name and Location
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, Canada.
Client
Kinder Morgan.
Project Description
The original Trans Mountain pipeline was built in 1953 and continues to operate. The project proposes a 980 km expansion of this 1 150 km pipeline between Strathcona County (near Edmonton), Alberta and Burnaby, British Columbia. The expansion, if approved, will create a twinned pipeline that will increase the nominal capacity of the system from 300 000 bbl/d to 890 000 bbl/d.
The existing line will carry refined products and synthetic and light crude oils, with capability to carry heavy crude oils as well.
About 73% of the proposed route will use the existing right of way, 16% will follow other linear infrastructure, such as TELUS, hydro or highways, and 11% will be new right-of-way infrastructure.
The project includes the reactivation of 193 km of pipeline; the construction of 12 new pumpstations; the addition of 20 new tanks to the existing storage terminals in Burnaby (14), Sumas (1) and Edmonton (5); and the expansion of the Westridge marine terminal by three berths.
Value
The project is expected to cost about $5.4-billion.
Duration
The project is expected to begin construction this year and brought into service in 2019.
Latest Developments
The Liberal Canadian government has said it will delay decisions on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain expansion project to implement new temporary measures as the first step in a broader strategy to “review and restore confidence” in Canada’s environmental assessment processes.
The pipeline is currently under review by the National Energy Board, and government has stated that it is taking immediate steps to ensure consistency with the new measures.
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr aims to extend the legislated time limit for government’s decision regarding the project by four to seven months to allow for the new measures to be assessed.
The temporary measures imposed on the project include the National Resource Ministry undertaking deeper consultations with indigenous peoples and providing funding to support participation in these consultations; assessing the upstream greenhouse-gas emissions associated with the project and making this information public; and appointing a Ministerial representative to engage communities, including indigenous communities potentially affected by the project, to seek their views and report back.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.
On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.
Contact Details for Project Information
Kinder Morgan, tel + 1 855 908 9734 or email media@transmountain.com.
Trans Mountain, tel 1 866 514 6700 or email info@transmountain.com.