TC announces plans to expand natural gas pipeline in Canada

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Here is a list of videos from our team. If you refresh your browser, or The West Path Delivery 2023 project, you'll add about 40 kilometres of new natural gas pipeline to the existing 25,000 kilometre NGTL system, which ships gas across Canada and U.S markets.

It is part of a $1.2 billion expansion program first announced by TC in 2019 and underpins 258 million cubic feet per day mcf d of new long-term firm service contracts. The decision was pleased with TC, and the construction was scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023, with an anticipated in-service date of Nov. 1, 2023. As we work to support energy transition and energy security needs, expansion programs are an important part of the bringing on additional natural gas pipeline capacity, the company said in a statement.

Canadian natural gas production has grown to record levels of 18 billion cubic feet per day bcf d but congestion on export pipelines can lead to gas being stranded in Alberta and British Columbia, resulting in volatile market moves and deep prices discounts. The federal natural resources minister Jonathan Wilkinson approved the project with 34 conditions related to environmental protections and the involvement of Indigenous people through employment and training. The government said the project will create more than 1,160 full-time jobs in Alberta during construction and contribute roughly $180 million to the province's economy.