Shell Plans $4-Billion Pipeline in B.C.

Natural gas pipeline | BCBusiness
Another billion-dollar pipeline project is coming to northern B.C., this time from Shell and TransCanada.

B.C. could see a whole new pipeline controversy as Shell announces plans for a natural gas line from the Montney region to Kitimat.

B.C. will soon have a contentious new pipeline spanning the province, dubbed the Coastal GasLink project.
 
Shell chose B.C. for a shiny new $4-billion natural gas pipeline that will run 700 kilometres from Dawson Creek, B.C., to a planned liquefied natural gas terminal on the western coast in Kitimat.
 
Another project, namely Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway project, would bring crude oil to Kitimat and has seen its fair share of opposition. While the Coastal GasLink may not induce the same outcry as Enbridge, I suspect B.C. residents will provide some pushback due to potential environmental concerns.
 
TransCanada is billed to build the pipeline — yes, the same company working on the embattled and much-delayed Keystone project. While TransCanada has made some minor progress on Keystone, winning another major project will prove to be a boon for the company. A pipeline running to all the way to the coast means the company will effectively control the majority of Western Canada’s natural gas movements.
 
The proposed natural will have the capacity to move 1.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas a day, much of which will be shipped for sale to energy-hungry Asia.