Canada’s National Energy Board has granted approval to Nova Gas Transmission Ltd.’s (NGTL) West Path Delivery project plan to construct and operate a 21½-km natural gas pipeline, two compressor station unit additions, and related facilities to supply southwest Alberta and connected markets with Western Canadian production.
The proposed pipeline (Rocky View section) will begin just north of Cochrane, Alta., at NGTL’s existing WAS110 valve site, and terminate at NGTL’s existing WAS100 valve site, 16 km west of Calgary.
The Turner Valley Compressor Station Unit Addition, 3 km northwest of Turner Valley, Alta., includes one 30-Mw turbocompressor package and auxiliary systems.
The Burton Creek Compressor Station Unit Addition, 39 km west of Claresholm, Alta., includes one 30-Mw turbocompressor package and auxiliary systems.
Twenty-two conditions in the XG-N081-005-2019 Order and six conditions in the MO-006-2019 Order were issued to NGTL to mitigate potential risks and effects of the project so that it is designed, constructed, operated, and abandoned in a safe manner, NEB said.
Pipeline and compressor station construction is expected to begin before June for an anticipated in-service date of June 2020.