Pembina to go ahead with pipeline expansion in British Columbia, Canada

Transportation and midstream services provider Pembina Pipeline is going ahead with a $210m expansion to its pipeline infrastructure in northeast British Columbia (B.C.), Canada.

The company has signed binding agreements with customers for the NEBC Expansion project, which will transport condensate and natural gas liquids for several producers in the Montney resource play.

The project includes the construction of about 160km pipeline with a base capacity of up to 75,000 barrels per day.

The line will parallel Pembina’s Blueberry pipeline system northwest of Taylor, B.C. to the Highway/Blair Creek area of B.C.

Pembina expects to bring the NEBC Expansion on-stream in the second quarter to fourth quarter of 2017.

Pembina vice president of conventional pipelines Jason Wiun said: "Pembina has been actively engaging with producers regarding the development of the Montney play.

"With significant exploration in the area, our customers are looking for a solution for their liquids production. The NEBC Expansion will allow us to provide customers with a cost-effective transportation solution for this production and access to Pembina’s existing infrastructure at Taylor, B.C. which feeds into the Edmonton, Alberta area market hub."

The NEBC Expansion project has a long-term, cost-of-service agreement with an anchor tenant.

Volumes aggregated by the project will be fed into Pembina’s $2bn phase III pipeline expansion downstream of Taylor, B.C.

Pembina owns and operates pipelines that transport several hydrocarbon liquids, including conventional and synthetic crude oil, heavy oil and oil sands products, condensate and natural gas liquids produced in western Canada.