The Canadian midstream infrastructure company Enbridge has unveiled a CAD3.6bn (US$2.6bn) expansion project for its T-south gas pipeline, which will add 300 mcf/day (3.1 bcm/year) of new capacity to this pipeline system which runs from Chetwynd to Huntingdon-Sumas in the province of British Columbia (BC), western Canada. Enbridge expects to file a regulatory application for the T-South expansion in 2024 and is targeting 2028 to start operations.
In addition, Enbridge has announced it will call bids to add around 500 mcf/day (5.2 bcm/year) of capacity to the northern section of the system, the T-North pipeline, which connects the gas-producing region around Fort Nelson in the northeast of British Columbia to the southern part of the pipeline network. The open season for the T-North expansion runs from 4 November 2022 until 10 January 2023. The expansion is expected to cost around CAD1.9bn (US$1.4bn).
Together, both sections of Enbridge’s gas pipeline currently have a capacity of 3.6 bcf/day (37 bcm/year).
In 2021, Canada produced 191 bcm of natural gas (+3.5% compared to 2020) and exported more than 79 bcm. The country currently has 2,471 bcm of proven gas reserves.
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