TransCanada Reaches Significant Milestone Pacific NorthWest LNG Makes Positive Final Investment Decision Subject to Two Conditions
Company Also Receives Federal Approval of North Montney Project
(firmenpresse) - PRINCE RUPERT, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/12/15 -- TransCanada Corporation (TSX: TRP) (NYSE: TRP) (TransCanada) announced today that its PRGT) has reached an important milestone with , from Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW LNG) for the proposed PNW LNG liquefaction and export facility in the District of Port Edward in B.C.
"This development is a significant step forward," said Russ Girling, TransCanada's president and chief executive officer. "The conditional positive Final Investment Decision advances a key component of TransCanada's $46 billion capital growth plan, which includes more than $13 billion in proposed natural gas pipeline projects which support the emerging liquefied natural gas industry on the British Columbia Coast."
Subject to successful completion of the regulatory process for PRGT, and resolution of the two conditions from PNW LNG for a positive final investment decision, TransCanada remains on target to begin construction in 2015 and bring the pipeline into service in 2019-2020. The 900-kilometre (559 mile) natural gas pipeline will deliver gas from the North Montney producing region near Fort St. John, B.C. at an interconnect on the NGTL System to the proposed PNW LNG liquefaction and export facility planned for Lelu Island, south of Prince Rupert.
In a related announcement, the Government of Canada to accept to approve the North Montney Mainline Pipeline Project, subject to certain conditions. The project will connect Montney and other Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin supply to existing and new natural gas markets including the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal through its interconnect with PRGT.
"The Pacific NorthWest LNG decision and the Government of Canada's approval of the North Montney Project are significant advancements to new market access for Canada's abundant natural gas resources," concluded Girling.
With more than 60 years' experience, TransCanada is a and reliable operation of North American energy infrastructure including natural gas and liquids pipelines, power generation and gas storage facilities. TransCanada operates a network of natural gas pipelines that extends more than 68,000 kilometres (42,100 miles), tapping into virtually all major gas supply basins in North America. TransCanada is one of the continent's largest providers of gas storage and related services with 368 billion cubic feet of storage capacity. A growing independent power producer, TransCanada owns or has interests in over 10,900 megawatts of power generation in Canada and the United States. TransCanada is developing one of North America's largest liquids delivery systems. TransCanada's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under the symbol TRP. Visit and to learn more, or and .
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Datum: 12.06.2015 - 13:00 Uhr
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