Pembina Pipeline makes progress with Phase III pipeline expansion
Published by Rosalie Starling,
Editor - Hydrocarbon Engineering
World Pipelines,
Pembina Pipeline Corporation has filed the necessary regulatory applications to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for the Fox Creek, Alberta, to Namao Junction, Alberta, segment of its previously announced US$ 2 billion Phase III pipeline expansion.
The Fox Creek to Namao Junction project consists of a new, 24 in. diameter pipeline that will span approximately 270 km in length. The pipeline will originate from a tie-in point located at Pembina's existing pump station at Fox Creek and terminate at a tie-in point located at Pembina's existing facility at Namao Junction. Pembina expects this segment to have an initial capacity of 320 000 bpd and an ultimate capacity of over 500 000 bpd with the addition of midpoint pump stations. As part of the project, Pembina has also completed consultation related to, and applied to the AER for, an additional 16 in. diameter pipeline from Fox Creek to Namao. The company's decision to construct this second pipeline is pending commercial support. Pembina expects to make a decision on the second pipeline later this year.
"We are very excited to reach this milestone for the core component of our Phase III Expansion," said Jason Wiun, Pembina's Vice President, Conventional Pipelines. "The proposed pipeline from Fox Creek into Namao will be constructed using existing rights-of-way where possible to minimise impact on the land and environment. At the outset of the project, we committed to filing our regulatory applications at the beginning of September, and we've delivered on that promise. We look forward to continuing to work with the AER, local communities, stakeholders and Aboriginal communities as we advance this project."
Subject to regulatory approval, Pembina expects the project to be in-service between late-2016 and mid-2017.
Adapted from press release by Rosalie Starling
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