TransCanada has filed the official Project Description with the National Energy Board (NEB) of Canada for its Energy East crude oil pipeline project. The filing is the first step in the formal regulatory process for TransCanada to receive the necessary approvals to build and operate the $12bn project, which will have a transportation capacity of 1.1 mb/d.
The Energy East Pipeline Project involves converting approximately 3,000 km of existing natural gas pipe in the Canadian Mainline between the Alberta/Saskatchewan border to Cornwall, Ontario, into oil pipelines and the remaining 1,600 km will be new construction mainly in Québec and New Brunswick. Associated facilities will include pumping stations in each province and four new oil storage terminals, one each in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Québec and New Brunswick. The terminals in Québec and New Brunswick will include facilities for marine tanker loading. Energy East is anticipated to be in service in early 2018 for deliveries in Québec and late 2018 for deliveries to New Brunswick.
Source: TransCanada