The National Energy Board will continue to hear from Alberta landowners who have raised concerns with the detailed route of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project. The 1,147 km pipeline project was approved by the Government of Canada in November 2016 along an approximate 150 metre wide pipeline corridor. The detailed route approval process will … Read more
On October 26, 2017 Trans Mountain filed a notice of motion and notice of constitutional question with the NEB regarding the Trans Mountain Expansion Project. Trans Mountain asked the NEB to issue an order declaring that certain sections of the City of Burnaby’s bylaws do not apply to work the company will carry out at its … Read more
The National Energy Board announced that detailed route hearings for Segments 3 & 4 of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project are expected to begin in February, 2018. Hearings will take place in Valemount and Clearwater, B.C. Participants in detailed route hearings may submit a claim directly to Trans Mountain for reasonable costs of their participation, and advance … Read more
The National Energy Board released a series of nine audit reports looking at eight companies along with an associated Information Advisory expecting all regulated companies to use the audit findings to improve their management systems. In general, the companies audited demonstrated they were conducting activities and identifying preventive actions required by regulations. The NEB noted some common areas … Read more
The National Energy Board will hold a two-day oral hearing to address a motion filed by Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC which includes constitutional questions. Trans Mountain filed a request with the NEB on October 26 saying it had been unable to secure municipal permits that would allow the company to begin construction work at the Burnaby … Read more
The National Energy Board released its updated long-term energy outlook, which shows Canadians will likely use less fossil fuels in the future, thanks to climate policy and technology. Canada’s Energy Future 2017: Energy Supply and Demand Projections to 2040 explores how possible energy futures might unfold for Canadians over the long term. The report uses … Read more
The National Energy Board’s oral hearing on a proposal from Enbridge Pipelines to replace a segment of the Line 21 Pipeline begins on Monday, October 23 at the Fort Simpson Recreation Centre at 9 a.m. The hearing will start with Oral Traditional Evidence from four Indigenous groups. Once the Oral Traditional Evidence portion of the hearing has finished, intervenors … Read more
The National Energy Board announced that detailed route hearings for the Burnaby, B.C. segment (Segment 7) of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project will begin in January 2018. Hearings for this section of the pipeline will take place in Burnaby beginning in January, and follows a previous announcement for detailed route hearings in segments one and two (of seven) … Read more
The National Energy Board, together with the Alberta Geological Survey, released a new resource assessment for the Duvernay Shale in central Alberta that adds significant quantities of marketable light oil resources in the province as well as natural gas and natural gas liquids. The NEB will be releasing a second report later this fall examining the … Read more
The National Energy Board will take part in a full scale emergency response exercise at Kinder Morgan’s Burnaby Terminal, in Burnaby, B.C., and at the Incident Command Post in Coquitlam. The exercise is a requirement under a condition of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project approval and the National Energy Board Onshore Pipeline Regulations. The NEB requires that companies maintain … Read more
