TransCanada to build Canada LNG pipeline
The company will build, own and operate the LNG pipeline
TransCanada has been selected by Shell Canada to build, own and operate a $4 billion pipeline to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) via the country’s west coast.The 700-kilometre Coastal GasLink will ship 1.7bn cubic feet per day (cf/d) of natural gas produced from shales in northeastern British Columbia (BC) to Shell’s proposed Kitimat terminal. Shell and TransCanada are also moving toward definitive long-term agreements to supply the proposed LNG Canada project, which would liquefy 2bn cf/d for export to Asia. If approved, the pipeline will come into service towards the end of the decade.Construction is expected to take three years and create more than 2,000 jobs, TransCanada said.It’s the
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